By Altamush Saeed Beneath the dusty skies of Okara and along the shimmering shores of Gwadar, a quiet trade is taking root—one cloaked in the language of economic development, yet steeped in cruelty. Pakistan has inaugurated its first donkey meat and hide processing plants, aiming to export the carcasses of 200,000 donkeys annually to China. […]
Are animals in Pakistan born to die?
In Pakistan, animals are killed in cold blood almost every day. Currently, Pakistan has a law called the Animal Prevention Cruelty Act, 1890, to cater to animal cruelty. However, the law has fatal flaws, which make the addressal of animal cruelty impossible. The law isn’t inclusive as it only protects animals with owners. A major […]