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Horror film about ‘Dancing Bears’ banned by Pakistan TV

Posted on May 30, 2007 by MO

Eye-Opening Scenes Depicting Mutilation and Abuse Deemed Too Gruesome Islamabad – A provocative new public service announcement (PSA) which aims to educate people about the plight of Pakistan’s dancing bears has been banned by Pakistan Television Corp. In a bid … Continue reading →

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The Indus blind dolphin saga

Posted on May 30, 2007 by MO

Bhagwandas in DAWN: KARACHI, May 27: Two Indus blind dolphins that had strayed away in canals originating from the Sukkur Barrage were rescued and relocated to their habitat in the Indus River during the season 2006-7. According to sources, the … Continue reading →

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Green sea turtles with transmitters go missing

Posted on May 5, 2007 by MO

Bhagwandas in DAWN: KARACHI, May 3: The two green turtles on which satellite transmitters were installed in September 2006 for the mapping of their movement in the Arabian Sea have gone missing, it emerged on Thursday. The data sent in … Continue reading →

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Directives to eliminate stray dogs

Posted on April 5, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

Indiscriminate killing of stray dogs

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A pair of white tigers die at the Lahore Zoo

Posted on May 8, 2006 by MO | Leave a comment

Stray Dog Management

Posted on May 6, 2006 by MO

The Thursday, May 4 edition of the Pakistani newspaper, the Daily Times, has a story headed, “Jalil proposes sending Karachi’s stray dogs to Korea“. City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil suggested to Korean Consul General in Karachi Suckchul Chang at a … Continue reading →

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Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital

Posted on April 30, 2006 by MO

Letter in DAWN: Sunday’s column informs that Karachi’s oldest government Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital on M.A. Jinnah Road is soon to disappear. The service book of my grandfather, Khan Bahadur Dr S.G. Haji, has entries that he was “veterinary officer” … Continue reading →

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Protecting wildlife in Pakistan

Posted on April 22, 2006 by MO

Editorial in DAWN: NEWS that a PPP MPA from Punjab has submitted a bill seeking to restrict the discretion of game wardens to issue hunting permits is welcome and one hopes that the bill will be adopted. As it is, … Continue reading →

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Richmond Crawford Veterinary Hospital

Posted on March 19, 2006 by MO

Cowasjee in DAWN: The founders and makers of both India and Pakistan recognized animals as being God’s creations and they cared for them. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi famously said that the level of a country’s civilization can be gauged by the … Continue reading →

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