A lioness walks in a cage at a private zoo in Karachi. AFP/File
Gulberg police on Friday claimed to have arrested two suspects after their pet lion allegedly attacked and injured a 10-year old boy in Gulberg, Karachi. A video of the incident, which apparently took place around a week ago, had gone viral on social media, prompting authorities to take notice.
“Gulberg police have taken immediate action after attack on the child by a pet lion went viral on social media and arrested the owner and guard after registering an FIR (First Information Report ),” said the spokesperson for district central s senior superintendent of police in a statement.
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The Lahore High Court has observed that the existing laws do not deal with cruelty to animals regarding their protection, integrity, diversity, well-being and, most importantly, unjust suffering due to captivity. Wikimedia Commons/File
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that the existing laws do not deal with cruelty to animals regarding their protection, integrity, diversity, well-being and, most importantly, unjust suffering due to captivity.
Hearing a public interest petition for the enforcement of animal rights, Justice Jawad Hassan further observed that the issue of cruelty to animals was firstly raised in the UK in 1876 by introducing the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876 and subsequently, to further develop the concept of welfare of wild animals, the Animals Welfare Act, 2006 was enacted.