FWD:500,000 dogs in Karachi, Pakistan about to be poisoned

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Dear Friends of the Animals

 

In the city of Karachi (Pakistan) where I had spent a

good part of my life, some terrible things are about

to happen

 

It is hard to believe that just a few years back when

I visited Karachi, I was able to raise Animal Rights

awareness among the citizens of Karachi to the point

that one of Pakistan's prestigious journal SOUTHASIA

published two issue on the subject, one of which was

an exclusive on Animal Rights. The SOUTHASIA magazine

then received a commendation award from the Ark Trust

during its Genesis Award ceremony at Beverly Hills

,California.

 

These awards are given to media for their works in

promoting the cause for Animal Rights. During my visit

Pakistan Art Council, Pakistan Medical Association,

and my own group Engineers and Scientists for Animal

Rights also sponsored an art exhibit where young

children presented powerful graphics addressing the

issue of Animal Rights. This tells me the Karachi's

citizens are sensitive compassionate people.

 

But today the Mayor of Karachi is about to go on a

rampage of poisoning Karachi's 500,000 stray dogs by

showing total disregard to the alternatives that are

being presented by Pakistan Animal Welfare Society

(PAWS) along with a large number of doctors, health

officials and Karachi citizens. As I leaned that the

City of Karachi under the direction of its mayor is

preparing 500,000 capsules of strychnine to kill than

many dogs/

 

I have been in constant touch with Mahera Omar of

PAWS who is asking for help in terms of e-mails and

letters from the international community

(organizations as well as individuals) be sent to the

authorities and ask them to refrain from this barbaric

practices of medieval ages and look at the

alternatives that could be humane and more effective

in reducing stray dog population in Karachi,

 

.. Please send your e-mail to the President of

Pakistan General Parvez Musharraf who is a dog lover

himself.

http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/WTPresidentMessage.aspx

 

Some of you might have seen his picture in Newsweek

Magazine holding his two little dogs close to his

heart

 

The following web-site has more details and also has

the contact numbers for the Pakistani officials and

the Pakistani embassies around the world

 

http://www.pawspakistan.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6

 

Syed Rizvi

Engineers and Scientists for Animal Rights (ESAR)

173 Hawthorne Way

Silicon Valley/ San Jose, CA 95110

Phone/Fax 408 971 6657

Cell 408 393 6657

www.esar-online.com