The Karachi Zoo, also known as the Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens, is situated in Garden West, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is the country’s second oldest and largest zoo. It is also home to many exotic and endangered species. The animals live in poor conditions. Food and water are scarce. Security is lacking. And wild animals are illegally bought and sold.
Animals live in miserable conditions
The Karachi zoo has a bad reputation for its treatment of animals. Many animals live in unhygienic and miserable conditions. The KMC finance department has not cleared the bills of the contractor since February, resulting in the animals’ suffering. Many people have also thrown garbage and other things into the cages of animals, causing them to eat the steel wires.
The zoo’s poor treatment of animals has sparked a public debate on animal abuse and zoos. One video circulated on social media showed a brown bear that was in desperate condition in a cage. It was obvious that the animal was suffering from heat, and desperately needed to be in a cold environment. Sadly, the zoo isn’t doing much to help the animals in this way.
The four elephants in the Karachi zoo were captured in the wild and were brought to Pakistan in 2009. They were only one or two years old at the time. The elephants’ health has been deteriorating ever since. The elephants have been unable to ovulate due to stress. They also exhibit low hemoglobin levels and slight over-weight.
The zoo’s management has failed to address the issue of climate change and the increasing temperature in the city. As a result, temperatures in the city have become unbearable, and animals in the zoo are dying on a yearly basis. The authorities should realize the importance of animal welfare and take measures to make the zoo better for the animals.
Animals in the Karachi zoo have very little space. They are confined in a concrete floor cage. The animals in the zoo have no exercise facilities or trees.
Lack of feeding and drinking water
The lack of feeding and drinking water at Karachi Zoo has caused many animals to suffer. In addition, there is a shortage of veterinary staff. There are only two vets and three paramedics at the zoo, which is not enough for its large animal population. The zoo’s management has been urging the city council to approve a third veterinary position.
Concerns over the zoo’s poor health have been raised by animal rights activists for some time. A lawyer and activist from Islamabad, Owais Awan, noticed that the elephants at the zoo were behaving strangely earlier this year. She approached the zoo’s administration and requested that veterinary examinations be done on the four African elephants. This led to a petition in the Sindh high court which ordered that the zoo conduct veterinary examinations on the elephants.
The Karachi Zoo is not a well-managed place. A few years ago, it was a bustling, busy zoo with plenty of animals. Today, many of the animals are old and dying and the park is crowded with rides and food. It is no longer a place to bring kids, as many adults have become obsessed with the animals. It is also a popular spot for meeting new people, so it is a must-see for many people.
The Karachi Zoo was established in 1878 and is Pakistan’s largest animal sanctuary. It was originally named Mahatma Gandhi Gardens before being renamed the Karachi Zoo after the country’s independence. The zoo houses 834 species of animals, and the condition of the animals has deteriorated significantly in recent weeks.
Lack of security
The Karachi Zoo is in a state of disarray. Its sanitation has gone from bad to worse. There is a severe shortage of sweepers and the animals are suffering. The large caged mammals, particularly the lions, need immediate medical attention. For example, a white lioness that cost Rs10 million has a serious skin infection and is still in the same poor condition.
The lack of security at the Karachi zoo is a major cause for concern. The animals in the zoo are at risk of being mistreated or even stolen. In addition to this, they do not have adequate shelter to avoid possible attacks. The animals are ill-fed and the facility is devoid of adequate water and food.
While it is unfortunate that an animal dies in captivity, zoo directors do not seem to be concerned. In fact, the director of the Karachi zoo has even submitted a tender to buy a new Bengal tiger. This is completely incomprehensible, but the zoo directors seem oblivious to this fact.
On August 6th, four lion cubs were born in the Karachi Zoo. Two of them died and the fourth was missing. There are conflicting theories about the cause of the cubs’ deaths. Some claim that the cubs drowned in the enclosure after a heavy rain, while others say they died from lack of space. While the bodies were sent to the Dow University of Health Sciences for individual autopsies, the findings have not yet been published.
Illegal buying and selling of wild animals
A big cat lover went undercover at the Karachi Zoo in Pakistan, asking only to be identified by her initials as SN. She lives in Karachi and said that her experience at the zoo was “horrifying”. She learned of the zoo’s poor animal welfare standards, and of the deaths caused by carelessness and illegal buying and selling.
The Karachi Zoo, originally known as Mahatma Ghandi Gardens, was first established in 1878 and renamed in 1947. It once was the largest and most popular attraction in the city, but it is now a shell of its former self. Even though it continues to attract millions of visitors annually, the zoo has lost much of its original appeal. In fact, many of the animals no longer even appear on display in the zoo, but this has not stopped it from being a popular place for people to come and see wild animals. Today, there is a growing trend in the city of Karachi to keep wild animals as pets. Some of the most commonly kept private captivity creatures are reptiles, birds, and even carnivores.
Hundreds of websites and Instagram accounts have cropped up, offering wild animals for sale. Several months ago, a man named Chaudhry Usama Wains received a message on his Facebook page asking him to deliver a lion. In January of this year, he drove an African lion to Peshawar. He then noticed two cars approaching the lion and forcibly took it.
The wildlife department has been monitoring the market for illegal buying and selling of wild animals in the city. Its recent raids revealed that there are some shopkeepers selling wildlife without a license. When this happens, wildlife department staff members are beaten up and the animals they recover are stolen.
Lack of zookeepers
The Karachi Zoo has been suffering from a shortage of zookeepers for years. The management is now seeking help from the city’s municipal council to hire more staff and improve the living conditions of the animals. However, the Karachi city council has been focusing its resources on garbage removal, road repairs and sewage. The zoo is situated in a chaotic port city with a population of 20 million. The city has also been hit by political violence for years.
Animals living in Pakistani zoos are in miserable conditions. In some zoos, animals are abused by zookeepers to make them perform. Other animals are teased by visitors who have no concern for the animal’s welfare. Animals should be kept in their natural habitats and not in crowded cages.
The situation is so bad that animal rights activists have been raising concerns for quite some time. Owais Awan, an animal activist and a lawyer from Islamabad, has been campaigning for change since he spotted the elephants in the Karachi Zoo acting strangely. He has asked for a veterinary examination of the animals. After receiving the report, the local high court ordered a veterinary check-up of four African elephants at the zoo and the nearby Safari Park.
The Karachi zoo needs to be closed. It contributes to the destruction of wildlife and bio-diversity ecosystems and makes a profit off the suffering of animals. While some zoos are well-run, others aren’t.
The zoo has few resources to care for its animals. In addition, the zoo has few zoo standards, which provide guidelines and basic husbandry for the animals. Untrained zookeepers further compound the problem. Some keepers are poorly paid and do not have access to reading materials, which complicates the task.
