Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab on Monday said that the Sindh government has allocated Rs2 billion for the renovation and improvement of Karachi ZooZoo and Recreation Senior Director Irfan Salam told a news outlet that cages will be renovated to provide a better and stimulating environment for the animals. We want people to visit the zoo and make the party grand,” Salam said, adding that the management of the zoo has prepared a number of activities for people in the coming days. According to a news outlet, a number of people have complained about pitiful state of the zoo. Earlier this year, videos of elephants at the zoo and Safari Park had surfaced showing that they had broken nails, cracked tusks, swollen legs, and damaged feet. Animal activist Yahya Ahmed told a news outlet that the “condition of animals being kept at the zoo is alarming and the lives of the creatures are at risk.”

Source: Pakistan Today October 05, 2021 15:54 UTC