Tag: zoo
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‘Sher bacha letay’: Yasir Hussain tells Maryam Nawaz, Ayesha Omar expresses grief
A rare white lion died, reportedly after his lungs stopped working, at the Karachi Zoo on Wednesday. A representative for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) confirmed the lion’s death, saying it had been sick for the past 13 days with pulmonary tuberculosis. “He was being treated by veterinarians but could not recover and died due…
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Lion allegedly starved to death in Karachi Zoo
A lion in the Karachi Zoo has allegedly been starved to death. Journalist Quatrina Hosain, while posting the picture of the dead lion wrote, “Shed a tear for this majestic animal reduced to misery and painful death. I am so sorry we failed you. Let my tears wash your scarred body.” Earlier she posted a…
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Stray dogs attack kills four deer in Sahiwal zoo
A total of four deer have been reported dead in a stray dog attack incident, reports Daily Times. Three of them reportedly died yesterday, while the fourth was found dead at the Sahiwal’s zoo today (Thursday). It has been learned that the deer were bitten by stray dogs in the zoo on which the residents…
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Dog beaten, tortured, hanged in public
Trigger Warning: Animal Abuse A dog was beaten, tortured and hanged in broad daylight by a man accompanied by a huge mob in Karachi as per JFK Animal Rescue And Shelter. In the video, a man can be seen beating a tied up dog with a stick in front of a mob. Reportedly, the incident…
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Two kangaroos die at Lahore zoo
A male and a female kangaroo died in Lahore Zoo on Thursday. As per reports, the male kangaroo died after suffering from a jaw infection while the female kangaroo was unwell for a long time. Both were provided medical assistance but couldn’t survive, the officials said. Now13 adult kangaroos and three baby kangaroos are left…
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Ambani plans to make the world’s biggest zoo in India
According to Indian Mangazine The Week, owner of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, is planning to make the world’s biggest zoo and animal sanctuary in Gujrat, India. This is the pet project of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Anant Ambani. The zoo and animal sanctuary will be set up on 280-acre land will be named as,…
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Seven rare deer die mysteriously at Bahawalpur Zoo
Seven rare deer were reported dead in Bahawalpur Zoo on Saturday. According to reports, it is suspected that the animals died after eating poisonous fodder. At least 12 other deer at the zoo are in critical condition. The deer who died were of a rare breed. The zoo management claimed that dozens of deer suddenly…
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Sindh High Court orders for Rano to be moved to an open cage
The Sindh High Court has ordered the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Karachi Zoo administration to shift Rano from her 25-foot wide Victorian ‘grotto’ pit to another open cage, reportedly 500 times bigger than her current enclosure. According to a report in Samaa News, the court ordered authorities to immediately shift the 20-year-old Syrian brown…
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‘Cruel and evil’: Hamza Ali Abbasi demands zoos be shut down
After reports of mistreatment of animals in zoos and the successful transfer of Kaavan, Suzie and Babloo to sanctuaries abroad, Hamza Ali Abbasi took to social media and demanded zoos across Pakistan be shut down. Quoting Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Hamza said: “IHC rules that zoos are concentration camps for non-human…
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Peshawar Zoo loses its fourth giraffe
Peshawar Zoo lost its fourth giraffe in 2020 on Monday, just a few days after a black bear’s alleged death. According to details, the male giraffe had been suffering from an intestinal infection for one week and was under treatment in the zoo. Zoo officials said that samples were collected from the dead body and…