Animal concern Sir: I have been informed by the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society that thousands of stray dogs who roam the streets of Karachi may soon be the target of an extensive and cruel campaign to eliminate them. It is said that the authorities will leave capsules of strychnine on the streets. I must protest [...]
Police shoot leopard dead – Dawn report
!http://photos21.flickr.com/25485197_379de895e2_m.jpg! PESHAWAR, store July 11: Police commandos on Monday shot dead a leopard which reportedly killed six women in northwestern Pakistan, order officials said. They lured the leopard into a forested area with a caged goat and then sprayed the cat with bullets when it fell for the trap, salve said Feroz Shah, a senior [...]
Dawn letter to the editor – II
THIS refers to the Karachi city government's plan to eliminate pye-dogs by laying out poison-filled sweetmeats and meat in every town and union council. This not only poses a threat to pet dogs and cats but also to garbage pickers and beggars. Moreover, it is a cruel way to get rid of pye-dogs. Pakistan has [...]
Dawn letter to the editor – I
WE have been informed by the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society that "thousands of stray dogs who have long roamed the streets of Karachi, medicine Pakistan, discount may soon be the target of an extensive and cruel campaign to eliminate them." It is said that the authorities will spread capsules of strychnine in the streets. We [...]
Perfect companions By Ardeshir Cowasjee
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said that a country's level of civilization can be gauged by the way its people treat animals. Well, in a country such as ours, where the treatment meted out to human beings is largely deplorable, particularly to women and children (the latest ghastly case being the murder and alleged rape of [...]
Karachi’s stray dogs
The Karachi city government's decision to poison stray dogs in an attempt to contain their growing numbers is ill-founded and inhumane. It shows a total disregard for non-lethal alternatives presented to the city government officials by animal rights activists, doctors, health officials and citizens. Their proposal was based on the recommendations of the World Health [...]