PAWS » Islamabad http://pawspakistan.org Pakistan Animal Welfare Society Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:55:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ahu & Me http://pawspakistan.org/2009/07/30/ahu-me/ http://pawspakistan.org/2009/07/30/ahu-me/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:34:43 +0000 MO http://pawspakistan.org/?p=649 A foreign journalist looks for her lost adopted street dog in Islamabad.

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Kitten for adoption

She will bring endless joy and happiness to the family who rescues her. Please contact Megan in Islamabad at Pakistan Wetlands Programme at 051 261 0880-5.

]]> http://pawspakistan.org/2008/02/09/kitten-in-islamabad-looking-for-good-home/feed/ 17 Shortage of anti-rabies vaccines http://pawspakistan.org/2007/04/06/shortage-of-anti-rabies-vaccines/ http://pawspakistan.org/2007/04/06/shortage-of-anti-rabies-vaccines/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:09:11 +0000 MO http://pawspakistan.org/2007/04/06/shortage-of-anti-rabies-vaccines/ Continue reading →]]> Editorial in DAWN:

PARTICIPANTS in a workshop in Peshawar on rabies were right in demanding that the government manufacture anti-rabies vaccine to save the lives of people bitten by stray rabid dogs. They contend that as many as 150,000 people are bitten by stray dogs every year, of which up to 5,000 people die of rabies because they do not receive timely treatment. Despite forming a National Rabies Control Programme five years ago, the government has yet to allocate funds for it which would make it functional.

More here.

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The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the world’s largest federation of animal welfare societies, has detected bear baiting activity in Islamabad. Unlike the large-scale bear-baiting events organised illegally in rural Pakistan, this event involved only one bear at the Islamabad bus stand.

The young Asiatic black bear, tethered by a rope through its nose, was set upon by two ferocious dogs in the back streets of Islamabad. This cruel spectacle was witnessed by several onlookers who appeared to rejoice in the bear’s attempts to fight off the attacking dogs. All information has been passed on to relevant authorities for a full investigation. It is hoped the Kalandar owner will be apprehended and his bear confiscated.

Fakhar Abbas, WSPA’s Pakistan Representative, said, “It is disturbing that bear baiting occurs within Islamabad, as previously it was thought to have been localized to rural areas only. We urge the authorities in Islamabad to investigate this incident fully as firm and appropriate action must be taken against the Kalandars involved.”

In 2001, President Musharraf issued a Decree calling for the enforcement of the existing ban on bear baiting, reinforcing Pakistan’s Prevention of Cruelty Act (1890). President Musharraf also directed that confiscated bears be moved to a WSPA built sanctuary in Kund Park, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, which was handed over to the authorities in 2002. Pakistan’s National Council for the Conservation of Wildlife (NCWW) has endorsed this decision in subsequent years and the sanctuary is now home to seven rescued bears.

Anyone with information on bear-baiting activity in Islamabad should contact WSPA representative at 03009552253.

Courtesy: WSPA

Take a look at more bear baiting photos here

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