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KARACHI: A family in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority has kept a pet giraffe without a valid license.
The issue re-emerged after a person tweeted a small video clip of a giraffe amid the heavy monsoon rains.
Just Karachi DHA things.
Giraffe 🦒 pic.twitter.com/p4976oJtRZ
— Norbert Almeida (@norbalm) August 25, 2020
Sindh Wildlife Department Conservator, Javed Mahar said that neither the DHA administration nor the residents of the locality have launched a complaint in this regard.
The owner of the pet giraffe had been warned six to seven months ago to not keep it at a residential area and shift it to a farmhouse, he added.
We live in a civil society that is governed by laws not by men. Civil society gives a civic sense that is all about having consideration for a fellow human being while living in a civilized society. On the complaints of our respected citizens @sindhwildlife team visited this 1/3 https://t.co/iQlhKzx4bC
— Javed Mahar (@JavedMahar7) August 25, 2020
Mahar said that DHA has laws and policies that govern its neighbourhoods. He said a permit to operate a mini-zoo does not entitle one to house an elephant or giraffe.
“This was not clear in the old format of mini zoo permit that is being added under new rules made by wildlife department,” he wrote.
Mahar said the department will send a fresh request to the owner to shift the animal from the residential area.
premises with message of awareness & request to shift this out of residential area.
To keep the records straight this must be very clear here that there is no any licence issued for this place by Sindh Wildlife as checked right now from concerned official. Moreover mini-zoo 2/3— Javed Mahar (@JavedMahar7) August 25, 2020
The video has led to outrage on social media as many users saud it was illegal and unethical to keep a wild animal in a residential area.
Other decried the unfair distribution of wealth in society leads people to such extravagant display of wealth while others struggle to make ends meet.