Elephant Sonia’s death brings ‘animal neglect’ to the fore

KARACHI: Elephant Sonia, whose unexpected death at the Safari Park over a week back has shocked the authorities and animal activists alike, is found to have a severe chronic bacterial infection in the post-mortem examination, the global animal welfare organisation Four Paws (FP) stated on a social media platform on Tuesday.

The organisation providing support to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for the past few years for elephant care stated in an Instagram post that the microbiological...