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Letter in DAWN about World Farm Animals' Day.
Irfan Husain's article in DAWN about animal welfare in Pakistan.
A Pakistani veterinarian based in Pasadena, California is featured on FOX News.
A foreign journalist looks for her lost adopted street dog in Islamabad.
An article about the Lahore Zoo in The News by Masood Hasan.
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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital
Letter in DAWN: APROPOS of H. A. Hajis reminiscences of Karachi (April 3) and his recollections of the Richmond Crawford Hospital, I too have very good memories of this great veterinary institution, a landmark of Karachi. Tremendous help was rendered … Continue reading
Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital
Letter in DAWN: Sunday’s column informs that Karachi’s oldest government Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital on M.A. Jinnah Road is soon to disappear. The service book of my grandfather, Khan Bahadur Dr S.G. Haji, has entries that he was “veterinary officer” … Continue reading
A spay and neuter message
The News report on animal cruelty rife in Dera Ghaza Khan
Rabies Control
Letter in DAWN: I STRONGLY endorse the views expressed in the editorial of April 6 regarding rabies control. As rightly pointed out, the methods adopted to address the problem over the years (like the shooting down of pye dogs and … Continue reading
Protecting wildlife in Pakistan
Editorial in DAWN: NEWS that a PPP MPA from Punjab has submitted a bill seeking to restrict the discretion of game wardens to issue hunting permits is welcome and one hopes that the bill will be adopted. As it is, … Continue reading
See Learn the Facts about Hunting for why hunting just doesn’t work.
Dealing with rabies
Editorial in DAWN: There are various animal birth control programmes that have been successfully tried in many countries which are humane and cost-effective. Animal rights groups in Karachi argue that instead of brutally killing stray dogs, birth control procedures can … Continue reading
Hope springs eternal…
Cowasjee in DAWN: Last week I touched on the subject of the impending destruction of what remains of Jehangir Park (Behram Bagh) in Karachi’s Saddar area and of the closure of the city’s only animal hospital, the Richmond Crawford on … Continue reading