Activists urge end to cruelty against animals.

ISLAMABAD -- Speakers at a Webinar has urged upon the need to ensure protection of animals and to take solid measures to end cruelty against them thus to make our planet a peaceful and inclusive habitat for all.

Animals rights activists expressed these views with the participants of webinar on 'Plight of street animals in Pakistan; state of animal rights and a need for legislation', organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here the other day.

Representing Rabies Free Pakistan (RFP), Dr Wajiha Javed, emphasized on a multisectoral approach to sensitize the society about the animals' rights. Instead of condoning dogs, she explained, we need to vaccinate the dogs for the rabies. Besides, dogs' population could be controlled in a more humane way, instead killing them, or poisoning them.

'The provincial and district governments need to work with the animal protection organizations to treat the rabies infected dogs and scientifically control their population,' Dr Javed said. She also highlighted the need to create awareness among people through textbooks by including lessons which shows compassion towards animals.

Zeba Masood, Founder Lucky Animal Protection Shelter (LAPS), Peshawar, our young generation should be sensitized about the cruelty against the animals. She lamented that the absence of any act in the province is an unfortunate apathy towards the animal rights.

Animal Rights Activist, Faryal Haq Nawaz, was of view that the lack of support from our legal, political, and social system has been the main hurdle in treating animal with kindness...