Karachi zoo's Madhubala again tests positive for potentially fatal blood parasites - Pakistan
Zoo director says work under way to replace soil; Major reason for animal disease and death is the extremely unhygienic environment.
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Zoo director says work under way to replace soil; Major reason for animal disease and death is the extremely unhygienic environment.
“It’s not just the big cats. You won’t find any zoo animal in good condition and this has much to do with the contaminated soil," a senior zoo official says.
Zoo official says Madhubala seems to have caught the infection from Noor Jehan.
Noor Jehan and Madhubala were brought to Karachi from Tanzania 14 years ago
As details of Noor Jehan's neglect came to light, the revelations sparked a national conversation about the neglect and abuse of animals in Pakistan — and of vulnerable humans as well.