Pakistan’s southern Sindh province witnessed another act of animal cruelty, as widely reported by local media on Saturday, after a camel was found dead with its legs amputated.
The incident occurred only a few days after a local landlord in Sanghar district was accused of torturing a camel and chopping off its leg with his employees’ help, as it had strayed into his fields for grazing.
The story triggered significant uproar on social media, leading to the camel being transported to Karachi for treatment and a prosthetic leg. Six individuals involved were also arrested by the police.
The most recent incident took place in a modest settlement near Umerkot in Sindh.
“I don’t want to accuse anyone,” Abdul Rashid, the owner of the dead camel, was reported as saying by a private TV channel. “I have around 40 to 45 female camels. While all of them returned after grazing last evening, she was left behind alone.”
“God knows who made her run, beat her, and cut her legs,” he added. “We don’t know anything yet… We’ll see what to do next.”
Pakistan’s existing animal cruelty laws, rooted in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1890, prohibit various forms of animal cruelty, including beating, overdriving, and mutilation.
The legislation also prescribes penalties for breaches of these anti-cruelty provisions, which can include fines and imprisonment, though these are not always effectively enforced.
