Tag: animals

Of all human diseases, 60pc originate in animals: WHO

KARACHI: Many of the same microbes (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) affect both animals and humans via the environment they share and 60 per...

Lahore zoo to display more taxidermy animals

The Lahore Zoo administration is planning to preserve animals and birds through taxidermy for it museum. The past couple of months has seen the deaths...

Karachi’s rooftop cattle get a crane lift to the ground

KARACHI: Residents of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, watched as cattle were lowered by crane from the top of a four-storey home ahead of the...

The cows have come to town

ISLAMABAD: Vendors from different parts of the country started arriving in the capital on Thursday with thousands of cattle and livestock in tow ahead of...

Hundreds of smuggled animals seized in Philippines

Authorities seized on Tuesday hundreds of exotic pets smuggled into the Philippines, which is a regional hub in the illicit animal trade. The cache of...

Elephant sanctuary trumpets effort to cut human-animal conflict in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPER: A herd of elephants tramp through the jungle before lumbering into a river under the watchful gaze of their keepers, training at a...

New bill suggests increasing penalty for animal cruelty: report

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday passed a bill titled “The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill, 2018”, suggesting a...

CTP warns against sale of sacrificial animals at unauthorised locations

RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has warned of strict action against the sale of sacrificial animals at unauthorized locations in the garrison city. Moreover, motorists...