Category Archives: General

Support PAWS by pampering yourself this Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Maheen Zia
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In memory of Feefee

Posted on February 8, 2010 by MO

Guest post by Ayza Omar, a graduate student of Broadcast Journalism at Columbia. FeeFee was always smiling or whining. She was barely ever serious. She also had a short fuse. Her spurts of anger were obvious from her mad dash … Continue reading →

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Licence to kill

Posted on December 24, 2009 by MO

Editorial in Dawn: IT seemed that sanity would prevail this year but the end result was quite the opposite. It was earlier reported that no special permits had been awarded this time round for the annual slaughter of the houbara … Continue reading →

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Call for Volunteers

Posted on November 16, 2009 by MO

Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) is looking for volunteers for its stall at this year’s DAWN’s All About Lifestyles exhibition. The dates and times are given below: Friday, November 20th, 3pm to 10pm Saturday: November 21, 11am to 10pm Sunday: … Continue reading →

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Word Animal Day Celebrated in Karachi

Posted on October 4, 2009 by MO

Karachi, October 4, 2009 – World Animal Day was celebrated at an event organized by The Brooke at the Richmond Crawford Government Veterinary Hospital in collaboration with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Government of Sindh and Pakistan Animal Welfare … Continue reading →

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Islam and Animal Rights

Posted on September 5, 2009 by MO

A few links to resources on Islam and animal rights.

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Leopard’s plight fails to move city govt

Posted on January 10, 2009 by MO

Faiza Ilyas in DAWN: KARACHI, Jan 4: The city government is yet to take any steps to alleviate the suffering of the lone female leopard kept in unnatural conditions in the CDGK’s Korangi-Landhi zoo and being ‘targeted’ by visitors for … Continue reading →

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Veterinary Doctors in Pakistan

Posted on January 1, 2009 by MO

This is a list of a few established veterinary doctors in Pakistan.

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Rethinking Zoos

Posted on January 1, 2009 by MO

The Wednesday, December 31, DAWN has a wonderful editorial about the poor state of zoos in Pakistan. Kudos to the paper for having the courage to say it like it is: that we do not need zoos in our country, … Continue reading →

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PAWS stall at DAWN’s Lifestyles Exhibition

Posted on December 20, 2008 by MO

Visit the PAWS stall at DAWN’s All About Lifestyles Exhibition 2008 (Hall 4, #110). We’re sharing the stall with the Karachi Animal Hospital. The exhibition is on from December 19 to the 21st. Also at 11am on Sunday: KCP’s All … Continue reading →

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