The Brooke is the largest animal welfare organization in Pakistan. They are celebrating World Animal Day this year in Karachi on Thursday, October 23rd at the Richmond Crawford Government Veterinary Hospital on MA Jinnah Road. Continue reading ‘World Animal Day celebrations in Karachi’
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Guest post by Patricia Hillfram Mirza, a resident of Seaview, Karachi.
As I was about to start my daily chores on the morning of Thursday, October 10, I was interrupted by my wildly anxious maid who informed me that a lion had escaped and was roaming around Seaview. Lion? I thought, how was that possible? Continue reading ‘Fishing Cat escapes in Seaview, Karachi’
There’s a letter by Syed Rizvi in today’s DAWN about dwindling victoria carts, in response to another letter published a few days ago. He writes:
APROPOS of the letter, ‘Dwindling victoria carts‘ (Sept 8), writer Seema Khanum Pashamby lamented the disappearance of horse-drawn carts from Karachi’s marketplace. It seems Ms Pashamby was not thinking in the interest of animals when she wrote those lines.
Report in DAWN:
KARACHI, Aug 29: The federal government has banned the import of tigers, lions and other big cat species. According to highly placed sources, earlier, the federal government, following regular incidents of smuggling of big cats by certain wildlife traffickers, which were exposed by the media while the official regulators either remained unaware or were hand in glove with the traffickers, had refused to entertain any requests for permission from these traffickers for the import of big cats till their cases were disposed of. The sources said that later, the federal government reviewed its earlier decision and imposed a blanket ban on issuance of import permits of big cats till proper rules were formulated and guidelines were laid down for the import of big cats.
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There’s a letter by Syed Rizvi in today’s DAWN about Ardeshir Cowasjee’s column on animal welfare in Pakistan. Mr. Cowasjee writes a column for DAWN every Sunday. He recently wrote about some of the positive changes taking place for the animals of Karachi. Continue reading ‘Animals’ cause’
The Kennel Club of Pakistan’s All Breed Championship Dog Show in 2005. Watch Part 2 here.
The Sunday, August 3, DAWN newspaper has a column by Ardeshir Cowasjee on animal welfare in Pakistan. He writes:
Things will hopefully get better for our disgustingly treated animals - it was Mahatma Gandhi who famously once said that the level of a country’s civilisation can be gauged by its treatment of animals. Where does this leave Pakistan’s level of civilisation?
Continue reading ‘Ardeshir Cowasjee’s column on animal welfare’
A tiny little black kitten rescued from the streets in Karachi is looking for a good home. She’s cute and playful and would make a wonderful companion for a family wishing to adopt her. Continue reading ‘Kitten in Karachi looking for good home’
Located near the toll plaza just off the superhighway in Karachi, the Edhi Animal Shelter is one of its kind in the country.
The wetlands of Pakistan attract a large number of migratory birds every winter. This natural phenomenon provides birdwatchers with great opportunities to enjoy birds in their natural environment.
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