Monthly Archive for June, 2007

Rabies threat in the NWFP

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Editorial in DAWN:

ONE of the most cruel and barbaric methods still being used to deal with the threat of rabies is the killing of stray dogs. This has never solved the problem. As a report on Saturday from Peshawar revealed, the issue has more to do with the unavailability of anti-rabies vaccines in hospitals, which are provided to them by the National Institute of Health to administer to patients free of cost. About 27,000 persons, including children, were bitten by stray dogs in the province last year, but it is difficult to ascertain the number of deaths from rabies. Those who are bitten by stray dogs say that they cannot afford to buy the Rs4,000 vaccine from the market while the government hospitals do not have it.

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The right and wrong ways to zoo it

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on June 20, 2007
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The right and wrong ways to zoo it

Save elephants in zoos

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on June 18, 2007
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Save elephants in zoos

Nazim orders campaign against stray dogs

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From Daily Times:

LAHORE: Expressing dissatisfaction on the campaign against stray dogs, the district nazim Mian Amer Mahmood directed the epidemic control officer to gear up efforts in this respect. He told officials to ensure the provision of the material required for killing dogs and directed to the solid waste management officials to dispose off the killed dogs at once.

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A sport that thrills but kills

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Malik Tahseen Raza in DAWN:

MUZAFFARGARH, June 17: Cricket is often described here as a national passion but in some parts of Muzaffargarh, cockerel fight has over the years become much more than a favourite pastime, a local wrestle mania.

It is the sport at the local circuit that draws hundreds of spectators. April and May are the months when cockfight competitions are held and this season saw around two dozen of those in Baseera, Pattal, Basti Chajhra, Chowk Goudar, Mahmood Kot and Kot Addu. There were hundreds of people who witnessed the cockerels fighting, there was great enthusiasm.

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Army-run gas firm violates wildlife, environment laws

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Bhagwandas in DAWN:

KARACHI, June 16: The Mari Gas Company Limited (MGCL), owned by the army-operated Fauji Foundation, has been accused of conducting exploratory activities in protected wildlife areas, Dawn has learnt.

The Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) and the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) claim that the mandatory permission and no-objection certificates have not been obtained from them.

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Too cute for comfort

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Too cute for comfort

Project to protect Indus eco-region

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From DAWN:

KARACHI, June 12: The World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Pakistan, (WWF) is set to formally launch a six-year project next month titled the ‘Indus for All Programme (IFAP).’ It is an action plan for the Indus eco-region, which will financially be supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The project has been developed after consultations with the relevant stakeholders.

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Killing of stray dogs in Karachi

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on June 13, 2007
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Poisoned Dog

The Monday, June 11 2007, edition of Pakistan’s leading English daily newspaper DAWN has news of the Liaquatabad Town Administration killing 167 dogs in their jurisdiction in Karachi. According to the news item, the sanitation department is encouraging residents to inform them about stray dogs in their area so that they can come to eliminate them. Continue reading ‘Killing of stray dogs in Karachi’

Liaquatabad bird bazaar banned

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From DAWN:

KARACHI, June 6: A weekly bird bazaar, which is being held for the past many years near the Sindh Government Hospital, has been banned by the Liaquatabad town administration keeping in view the hardship caused to the residents, commuters and patients.

The bazaar was held every Sunday under the Liaquatabad flyover, where birds, animals and fish were sold, including rare birds, the buying or selling of which is illegal. All sorts of birds, locked up in steel cages, were placed on the pavement to attract buyers. These included flocks of ducks, chickens, parrots, pigeons, sand grouse and partridges.

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