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PAWS aims to create a more just and equitable relationship between humans and animals in Pakistan.
Tag Archives: cruelty
The state of our civilisation
Cowasjee in DAWN:
Full marks to Faiza Ilyas and to the Metropolitan section of Dawn for printing as its lead story on Dec 15 the most depressing and sad tale of the leopard transferred earlier this month from the Safari Park, where for two years she was kept in a turkey cage, to the Korangi-Landhi zoo [...]
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The deadweight loss of Bakra Eid
An article about the deadweight loss of Bakra Eid on KO’s blog
Brutal cockfights attract gamblers
Faiza Ilyas in DAWN:
KARACHI, March 3: Mutilated bodies of specially bred roosters lie unattended on the ground. The piece of land, partly covered by a marquee in Mowach Goth, has been the venue of a blood-curdling cockfight. Jubilant lovers of the outlawed sport, some accompanied by visibly shaken children, leave in twos and threes. [...]
Cycle of Violence
Cycle of Violence: The resurgence of dogfighting in Afghanistan
Carmen, the abandoned Boxer’s story
Carmen, the abandoned Boxer’s story
What can we do to reduce animal cruelty?
What can we do to reduce animal cruelty?
Nomi, the lame donkey’s rescue
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 [...]
Leopard’s plight fails to move city govt