Tag Archives: stray-dogs

Perverse Pleasures of the Human Race

Posted on March 19, 2009 by MO

Reema at Kufiq.com: March, Friday the 13th – Lucky for some – unlucky for some – Clearly unlucky for me, friends of Shankar and for Shankar himself or – itself, if you must. May I have the honor to introduce … Continue reading →

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Read an article by Benazir Shah about rabies in Pakistan.

Posted on August 12, 2008 by MO | Leave a comment

Edhi Animal Shelter

Posted on March 18, 2008 by MO

Located near the toll plaza just off the superhighway in Karachi, the Edhi Animal Shelter is one of its kind in the country.

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How to eradicate canine rabies in 10 years or less

Posted on October 26, 2007 by MO

by Merritt Clifton Originally published in the September 2007 issue of Animal People, a leading independent newspaper providing original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, the following article on eradicating canine rabies has been posted here with permission from the … Continue reading →

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Key to rabies control lies in neutering dogs

Posted on September 29, 2007 by MO

Faiza Ilyas in DAWN: KARACHI, Sept 28: The city government kills 72,000 to 75,000 stray dogs a year but does not invest in promoting or facilitating methods to neuter animals, which is a sustainable and humane method of controlling the … Continue reading →

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Rabies on the rise

Posted on September 19, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

A heartless society

Posted on September 19, 2007 by MO | Leave a comment

World Rabies Day

Posted on September 9, 2007 by MO

Killing dogs is not the solution! Karachi – Successive city governments in Karachi have over the decades been killing stray dogs by strychnine poisoning and shooting with guns. They have even involved the general public in this from time to … Continue reading →

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The ‘orphan’ disease

Posted on September 9, 2007 by MO

Dr. Naseem Salahuddin in DAWN: The need is to institute a programme for animal birth control and for the vaccination of domestic, community and stray dogs, which is the only proven method of animal rabies control. Under the law, it … Continue reading →

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There has to be a better way than killing them

Posted on September 8, 2007 by MO

Report in The News: More than 10,000 cases of dog bites are being reported in the city and its suburbs every year, indicating severity of the issue. This requires concerted efforts on part of the authorities to tackle it, like … Continue reading →

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