Tag Archives: Pakistan

Animal welfare – a long way from home

Faiza Mirza in DAWN: “Why waste time on animal rights when humans don’t get their rights here?” is the usual response to the idea of animal welfare or animal rights in Pakistan. Meanwhile, animal lovers and activists strive to change … Continue reading

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Supporting Livelihoods – Goats for Flood Victims

In July and August of 2010, floods wiped out 1.2 million large and small animals in Pakistan and left those that survived in poor condition with limited access to food. For Eid-ul-Azha that year, Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) initiated … Continue reading

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Adopt Me!

Little Chutku, Bills and Billy are up for adoption. Please help us find them loving homes.

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Give Some Live Goats This Eid

Coverage of PAWS Eid Campaign in Newsline Magazine. After the devastating floods of 2010, a non-profit organisation wants Pakistanis to think a little differently for Eid-ul-Azha this year. PAWS, the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society, is asking citizens to think about … Continue reading

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PAWS flood relief efforts covered by Chris Anderson, curator of TED Talks

Chris Anderson, curator of TED Talks, writes about PAWS flood relief efforts on his blog: 80% of the flood affected population relies on agriculture and animals for their livelihoods. Around 1.2 million livestock and 6 million poultry have died throughout … Continue reading

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No mercy for animals

Report in DAWN: THATTA, Aug 30: Man and the beast are equally hit by the floods but man being more intelligent and resourceful managed to shift to safety leaving cattle, dogs and cats to fend for themselves. More here.

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Treating the Flood’s Animal Victims in Thatta and Makli, Pakistan

August 29, 2010: The Pakistan Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in collaboration with the Karachi Animal Hospital, organized a relief mission to Thatta and Makli in Sindh to provide veterinary treatment to the flood’s animal victims.

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Flooding in Pakistan

The ongoing ‘super flood‘ in Pakistan has wreaked havoc on people’s lives, their property, livestock and other animals. Here is some information about the relief efforts of a few animal welfare and other organizations in Pakistan:

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Sentient Beings

  All creatures on earth are sentient beings. There is not an animal on earth, nor a bird that flies on its wings – but they are communities like you.  The Quran 6:38 Swiss animal rights lawyer, Antoine Goetschel, recently … Continue reading

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Illegal Falcon trade in Pakistan

Bhagwandas in DAWN: This grand and endangered visitors to Pakistan are captured and sold to Arab hunters. Read the Dawn exposé here.

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