Actress and WWF-Pakistan Goodwill ambassador, Ushna Shah, sounded the alarm once again about sickening and heartwrenching cruelty against animals. She tweeted about a donkey being force-fed acid and made to work, and voiced her concern for Pakistan’s leadership to take the matter seriously.
“The only leader I would consider voting for is one who has empathy for the voiceless of Pakistan,” she tweeted.
In today’s news: acid poured down a donkey’s throat. And he was still made to work. The only leader I would consider voting for is one who has empathy for the voiceless of Pakistan. Animal abuse needs to be criminalised & severe punishments need to be implemented. 1/2
— Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) October 19, 2022
She continued:
Animal abuse needs to be criminalised & severe punishments need to be implemented.
Shah’s tweet further read: “If this is what humanity is, then let global warming continue, let us self destruct. Once we are long gone, the planet will heal and become home to a kinder higher-species”.
Ushna Shah is a well-known Pakistani actress and environmental activist. She is an ardent supporter of animal rights and the protection of endangered species and ecological protection in Pakistan.
She joined the WWF-Pakistan as a Goodwill Ambassador in March 2021 and works to raise public awareness for action on climate change, forest protection, and freshwater conservation. Her work also includes efforts to rescue endangered animals like the snow leopard and the Indus River dolphin.
The Government of Pakistan has been making renewed efforts toward educating the masses about animal welfare this year and introduced landmark animal protection reforms in Islamabad in June.
Despite its efforts and those of several animal welfare organizations, several people across the country continue to abuse, mistreat, and kill defenseless and voiceless animals every day.
A report by The Express Tribune also highlighted last month that thousands of donkeys are made to work in gruesome, inhumane conditions in more than 500 coal mines in Chakwal, Punjab. Many of these poor beasts of burden are visually impaired, physically weak, beaten, and starved. Hundreds of them have died because of the horrific conditions in which they are forced to labor but the provincial government is yet to update and reinforce its animal welfare laws and continues to turn a blind eye to their plight.
