SHC seeks arguments on KMC report on zoo animals
PAWS approaches court against dog culling
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KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court directed on Wednesday the petitioner s counsel to give arguments in the light of Karachi Municipal Corporation s (KMC) report in the case pertaining to animals deprived of natural environment at the zoo.
A two-member bench comprising, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Amjad Ali Sahito, was hearing the plea. The KMC presented a report before the court, stating that judicial orders regarding the arrangements in Karachi Zoo have been implemented.
According to the report, the arrangements for the provision of natural environment to the bear have been made and the bear has been shifted in a new cage. The bear s new cage is five-times bigger as per the recommendation of experts committee.
KMC attacks elephant activists providing free care to sick animals
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The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has claimed that animal activists and organisations working for animal welfare only care about fame a position it has taken in reaction to being taken to court for not caring for elephants at its zoo.
âThey just want fame and none of them are animal specialists or experts,â Mansoor Qazi, the KMC culture, sports, and recreation senior director, told the Sindh High Court on Wednesday when it went back to hearing a case against the city government for denying health check-ups to four African elephants in Karachi.
Animal activists say Karachi elephants need help, KMC disagrees
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The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation thinks that the four elephants chained and caged at Karachi Zoo and Safari Park are âperfectly healthyâ and in âexcellent shapeâ.
Animal experts from across the world have, however, said that they seem to be suffering from
foot rot and other diseases. The Sindh High Court has been hearing a case against the city government for blocking their examination by renowned vets. The visit was
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Karachi elephants: KMC asked why it blocked their health check-up
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In this photograph taken on February 28, 2018, elephants are pictured in their cage at the Karachi Zoo. Photo: AFP
Four elephants at Karachi’s Safari Park and zoo have been suffering from foot rot and other diseases.
Animals activists have filed a case in the Sindh High Court requesting the city government to allow elephant specialists to conduct their check-up.
A two-member bench, comprising Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Rashida Asad, ordered on Thursday the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to submit its reply in the case in one week after consulting its senior officials.