Chris Anderson, curator of TED Talks, writes about PAWS flood relief efforts on his blog:
80% of the flood affected population relies on agriculture and animals for their livelihoods. Around 1.2 million livestock and 6 million poultry have died throughout the country. The hundreds of thousands of animals that have survived are in urgent need of emergency fodder, shelter and veterinary support.
So it’s no trivial act that the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in collaboration with the Karachi Animal Hospital, organized a relief mission to Thatta and Makli in Sindh to provide veterinary treatment to the flood’s animal victims.
More here.
August 29, 2010: The Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in collaboration with the Karachi Animal Hospital, organized a relief mission to Thatta and Makli in Sindh to provide veterinary treatment to the flood’s animal victims. Continue reading →
Read about how Pakistan’s devastating floods are the result of our own disregard for the environment here.
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This report compiles information collected from all the provinces, and has some data regarding livestock lost as well. Unfortunately, figures related to livestock are the only assessment regarding the impact of the floods on animals we have at present. Read report here.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
As efforts continue to save the lives of Pakistanis stricken by monsoon floodwaters, FAO today warned of serious threats to the livelihoods and food security of millions.
More here.
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Sharon St Joan of the Best Friends Network:
Fourteen million people in Pakistan, along with their animals, have now been affected by the worst floods in their history. In their August 10 report, “Pakistan evacuates flood zone as 14 million uprooted,” on the Bloomberg website, Khurrum Anis and Farhan Sharif, write that floodwaters are covering an area as large as Lebanon.
More here.
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Help The Brooke Pakistan relieve the suffering of animals affected by the floods in Pakistan. Donate to them generously!
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