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 …
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 the …
‘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 that …
Pakistani lady feeding feral cats is hated by the educated and praised by the uneducated Read More »
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 my …
A few days ago I was observing a male cat sleeping on my motor cycles seat. I cover my motor cycle seat with a blanket. When ever I lift the blanket, he just jumps down on the floor slowly and walks 10 feet from me. I saw him very carefully, he looked to me as …
Many cat owners are sensitive people but every cat owner is not a sensitive person. I have observed that there are so many cat owners in the world who only need a cat because they have no cat at home. And I am typically talking about this issue in my essays regarding Pakistan’s cat owners. …
Pakistan: I am sensitive about feral cats but others are not Read More »
Good day Michael. Here is the video of LAILA’s cage. The work is still in progress. I am making the cage with the art of DANMARK handicraft style, which is making the furniture in parts instead of in single pieces. The cage will surely go up to 8 feet high, with every necessity which a …
DIY cat enclosure under construction Islamabad, Pakistan! Read More »
Here is a video made by Ahsan of his cats 50/50 and Laila playing on what appears to be the roof terrace of his home. I have been to Pakistan and India so I can almost smell and sense the place. There is a distinctly different sensory experience in Pakistan or India compared to London, …
Joyous video of cats playing Islamabad, Pakistan Read More »
By Ahsan ul Haq (Pakistan) — Caretaker of a Colony of Feral Cats Cruelty is IGNORANCE (Ahsan ul Haq) Pakistan came into being on the 14th of August 1947. We have seen 67 summers of the country. It has been 67 long years when our country was shown on the map of the world. We …
The Census – Stories of Pakistani Feral Cats and Kittens Read More »
Ahsan: This is how LAILA loves to be fed only by me otherwise she meow a lot and scratch me a lot but sure these are love scratches not aggressive 😉 Note from Michael: Laila is about 10 weeks of age and Ahsan rescued her and has socialised her. There are videos of her on …
From Ahsan in Pakistan: Hi Michael, hope you are in good health, here is a short video of LAILA the rescued, 3 week old feral kitten girl who is now 10 weeks old, socialized and in my study room. We will never let her become wild Michael. Personally, I love to watch these videos of …
Videos of rescued and socialised feral cat LAILA in Pakistan Read More »
Although it has proved impossible for me to compare access to veterinarians between Pakistan and for example the UK, based on what Ahsan has hinted at, it appears that there is a need in Pakistan for more veterinarians and a need for veterinarians to focus more on companion domestic animals as well as farm livestock. …
“IGNORANCE is actually DARKNESS.” (Mohemmud S.A.W.) Intro: There is a need for a greater use of cat litter trays in Pakistan to avoid house cats defecating outside to the annoyance of neighbors. Ahsan ul Haq living in Pakistan describes how to make your own cat litter tray (Michael – admin) In 2006, when I decided …
Homemade Cat Litter Tray for Pakistanis Living in Pakistan Read More »
The title to this article encourages me to generalize but that is unwise because it seems to me that there is a wide range of attitudes towards cats amongst the Pakistani community in Great Britain which is dependent upon the age of the person and how integrated that person is into mainstream British society. In …
Introduction by Michael: This a story by Ahsan in Pakistan. Ahsan is a feral cat caretaker who has, through first hand experience, acquired a lot of knowledge and skills in the caring of feral cats in Pakistan. Feral cats are more or less the same the world over and face similar difficulties in surviving. They …
