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’
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There’s a letter in today’s DAWN about Ardeshir Cowasjee’s column on animal welfare in Pakistan
Located near the toll plaza just off the superhighway in Karachi, the Edhi Animal Shelter is one of its kind in the country.
Tune in to Dawn TV’s Equinox series this Saturday at 10.30pm for a documentary on common inhumane practices towards animals in Pakistan.
One fine sunny Sunday morning I was on my way to the French Beach in Karachi with a few friends when we spotted a very lame donkey. A young boy of about 12 years of age was making the poor animal gallop at full speed on the metaled road near Hawkesbay. One front leg of the donkey was so crooked that its knees would rub against each other with each step. We could see the blood flowing down its legs, and immediately pulled over to take a closer look. Continue reading ‘Nomi, the lame donkey’s rescue’
Editorial in DAWN:
WE are what we eat and that applies equally to the poultry and cattle which we in turn consume. An investigative report published in this paper on Wednesday makes for reading so disturbing that some may be put off their food and prompted to revise their menus forthwith. The blood meal and meat-rendering units located on the outskirts of Karachi are completely unregulated and operate under the most appallingly unhygienic conditions.
More here.
Killing dogs is not the solution!
Karachi - Successive city governments in Karachi have over the decades been killing stray dogs by strychnine poisoning and shooting with guns. They have even involved the general public in this from time to time by offering cash as reward for every dog killed. What they fail to comprehend is that no matter how many dogs are killed, the remaining will move into the area and quickly breed up to the carrying capacity of their ecological niche. At a walk to create awareness about rabies near Quaid’s mausoleum on World Rabies Day, September 8, 2007, the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) advocated the Animal Birth Control method as an effective stray dog population management strategy. Continue reading ‘World Rabies Day’
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