Pakistan Animal Welfare Society » cruelty act http://pawspakistan.org Promoting compassion Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:08:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta1 Concept of animal welfare non-existent in Pakistani society http://pawspakistan.org/2009/12/concept-of-animal-welfare-non-existent-in-pakistani-society/ http://pawspakistan.org/2009/12/concept-of-animal-welfare-non-existent-in-pakistani-society/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:12:30 +0000 MO http://pawspakistan.org/?p=701 Continue reading →]]> Andaleeb Rizvi in Daily Times:

KARACHI: Talking about animals, one must be used to the spectacle of undernourished donkeys, horses and camels as well as flea-infested cats and dogs in the city. Also worth mentioning are the illegal animal markets, where animals are kept in dirty, over-crowded and unhygienic conditions.Unfortunately animal welfare is an alien concept in our society and it is proved countless of times when we go through news flashes about poisoning of street dogs and cats, indiscriminate shooting of crows or eagles, hunting of endangered animals and birds as well as public displays of cruelty by pelting stones or cutting off of ears and tail of street cats just for fun.

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