Category: Animal Welfare News From Pakistan

Remembering NoorJehan

Posted on May 3, 2024 by MO

Animal lovers from across the city gathered at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture on April 22, 2024 to remember NoorJehan the African elephant who died a tragic death….

Peshawar Zoo Bear

Posted on January 8, 2020December 28, 2021 by MO

To entertain residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wildlife officials in Peshawar, Pakistan have caged a bear in a small barren enclosure, exploiting him by taking away his right to live wild…..

Plight of the Pachyderm

Posted on November 11, 2019December 28, 2021 by MO

By Mahera Omar The Pakistani government wants 10 African elephants from Namibia, a small country in the south of Africa. Their application is being considered for a decision, as confirmed….

National Rabies Program

Posted on November 10, 2019December 28, 2021 by MO

I am absolutely appalled at the letter printed in yesterday’s Dawn newspaper titled “Dogs will bite” by Dr. Khalil Mukaddam in Karachi. The doctor claims that “straydogs belong to nobody”….

Marghazar Zoo

Posted on March 7, 2019December 28, 2021 by MO

Editorial in DAWN. GOING by the reports of the past few years, it appears that exotic animals are brought to the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad for no other reason than….

Passerines for blessings soon to be illegal

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 by MO

The business of selling passerines for blessing on the streets of Karachi will soon be declared a criminal offence thanks to the tireless efforts of our team. Birds such as….