Four simple steps to protect millions of stray cats and dogs Did you know that a single female dog can deliver more than a dozen puppies a year, or more than 80 over her lifetime? Female cats are even more prolific in their reproductive capacity, with each intact female cat potentially giving birth to 180 […]
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken up the task of population control of stray dogs in Islamabad in the wake of increasing incidents of dog biting particularly in rural areas. The CDA Chairman Captain (r) Muhammad Usman Younas recently inaugurated the ‘Stray Dogs Population Control Centre’ located on Park Road in the Tarlai area […]
In May 2022, South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar sent a report to the chief minister regarding the mauling of a child by stray dogs. The report also held Lodhran District Council Chief Officer responsible for negligence. The report states that despite instructions from the government to carry out a dog-culling […]
In April 2022, a petition was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurram Saleem Mirza seeking registration of a case against two locals under murder provisions for poisoning to death a pair of dogs and their six one-month-old pups in the Satellite Town area of Rawalpindi. The court allowed the petition […]
Three departments in the Punjab along with the municipal authorities will be responsible for eliminating stray dogs in order to protect the citizens in the province due to lack of coordination and clear demarcation of responsibilities while amending the laws. Letters have been sent to the local bodies in order to bring the local government, […]
By Jawziya F. Zaman/ May 24, 2020/ Dawn One of the lesser considered aspects of the pandemic-inspired lockdowns was its effect on stray animals. With citizens isolated in homes and restaurants closed, most were unable to scrounge for food. But it wasn’t just hunger that was killing them. Why do we, as a society, continue […]
By Yusra Salim/ April 25, 2021/ Express Tribune In the last few years, the notion of animal rights has gained more traction in Pakistan and people have become more and more vocal about defending their rights. Social media has also given many people the platform to raise awareness about this and gain more and more […]
Animal welfare organisations do not get the limelight that the numerous human welfare non-profit groups in the country are given. Yet they provide hope, rescue services, and shelter for creatures who do not have a voice. Dozens of social media pages and websites which function as animal welfare organisations are adorned with pictures of rescued […]
Compiled by Michael Roston and Dulce Ramos April 18, 2016, New York Times There are an estimated 750 million street dogs, village dogs and free-breeding dogs in the world. And while they may not have owners, that doesn’t mean they keep their distance from people. We asked Times readers on many continents – both English […]
A stray dog being given anti-rabies vaccine at a facility in Chagharmati area of Peshawar. The high incidence of dog and snake bites has emerged as a health challenge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a report compiled by the District Health Information System (DHIS), Peshawar, around 225,749 people were bitten by dogs and 11,651 by […]