What affects us affects cats
Muslims should like cats. Perhaps they have a duty to like cats. The history of the Islam faith emphasises the relationship that the Prophet Mohammad had with cats. It is clear that he loved them. Shouldn’t this encourage all Muslims to love cats too? Well yes, it should but they don’t. Although there is …
This is a simple act of kindness towards a cat by an elderly man in what looks India or Pakistan. There is a lot of cat abuse in this countries but this act tells us that there is a lot of kindness towards animals too and it is appreciated and admired worldwide. But for …
There is a question on the internet: “is it good to keep a cat in islam?”. This is a badly formed question but I believe that it means if it is a good thing for a Muslim to keep a cat. An article on the Islamic faith and cats. Well, the answer is in …
The rich of Pakistan, apparently, like to possess exotic creatures such as white lions. The laws of Pakistan allows them to import these animals but there are no laws regulating how they are to look after them once they enter their private zoos. This is a recipe for animal abuse. It’s a recipe for …
Hamzah Hussain had reared Simba a lion from the age of 2 weeks after the lion’s mother stopped feeding him. They now travel around Karachi together as you can see in the photograph. It makes for a extraordinary picture. There is no litter tray large enough for Simba! And of course I am sure …
‘It’s mostly the uneducated that praise me but all the educated people hate me.’ – says Karachi’s cat woman who has been feeding homeless, hungry kittens and cats, daily, for 17 years. On the one occasion she was too ill to feed them she made arrangements for someone else to do it. She says …
This is veterinary malpractice Pakistan-style. It is interesting for the insight it provides into life in Pakistan for cat owners. Dr Atia Masood is an assistant professor at Punjab University. Her regular vet was Dr Awais Anees. She used to pay her vet’s bills in an interesting way for Westerners. “I used to take …
Why would Muslim radicals throw dismembered cats and dogs into school playgrounds or attach them to school railings? The answer is that Muslim radicals in the UK are attacking schools that tackle homophobia. Radical Muslims support homophobia. For the sake of clarity, homophobia is the hatred of homosexuals. The schools that they have chosen …
