Rescue to Animal Life

Rescue to Animal Life

Just imagine for a minute: You see a wounded animal lying on the road, and then you just drive past it. You ignore it.

Honestly, this is what most people do these days. In a world where humans leave other humans wounded and walk away, why would they care about animals?

Whenever I read that so many animal species are going extinct only because of us humans, it breaks my heart. Pollution, habitat fragmentation, and climate change — those are already big problems. But on top of that, people make animals fight each other for fun, or they hunt just for “sport.”

I’m sure all of you have watched Squid Game — that series where VIPs sit and enjoy watching people suffer and die. But have you ever thought that this “VIP mindset” only exists in the elite class? No. It’s not true. The same thing exists in local communities too. People who don’t have the money or power to “buy humans” like the VIPs, so they make animals fight instead.

A few days ago I saw my friend’s status. She’s a wildlife inspector. In her video, pigs were tied up. I asked her what was happening. She said people had tied the pigs up and were making them fight dogs. How strange — injuring two innocent animals at the same time, just for entertainment.

It really hurts me to see this kind of thinking in people. And it’s not just dogs and pigs. People make roosters fight too, and they injure them so badly that there are no words to describe it.

In Pakistan, many endangered species are dying out and people don’t even have awareness about it. For example, vultures in Pakistan are now critically endangered. Why? Because of a painkiller we give to livestock called Diclofenac. When vultures eat the carcasses of treated animals, that drug goes into their bodies. But vultures’ kidneys can’t process it, and they die of kidney failure.

Then there are the huge barrages we’ve built on the Indus River. Yes, they’re good for irrigation. But has anyone thought about the damage below them? Aquatic life is suffering. The Indus River Dolphin is disappearing because of this.

But the good news is: wildlife conservation teams are working. And in Pakistan, with the help of cities, traffic control, Ramsar sites, and many other sectors, the populations of some animals are recovering — like the Markhor, Houbara Bustard, Indus Dolphin, and even the brown bear in Deosai.

We all need to help however we can. A healthy environment benefits us too.

And yes — next time, just do one small thing: If you see a wounded animal and you’re scared to touch it, simply call someone for rescue. I think that’s far better than just ignoring it.