11 people arrested for killing pregnant donkey in Rawalpindi

Police have arrested 11 people for killing a pregnant donkey in Rawalpindi, Punjab.

According to the details, the heartbreaking incident occurred amidst a heated dispute over tree-cutting in Mukhyal Chakri area of Rawalpindi on Monday.

Sources said that the donkey, which was three months pregnant, belonged to a local farmer, whose identity remains undisclosed.

A case was registered against the suspects at Chakri police station on the complaint of the owner of the slain animal.

This incident is the latest in a series of animal cruelty cases in Pakistan. 

On June 15, a feudal lord in Sanghar, along with six employees, tortured a camel and severed its leg with a sharp tool.

The 8-month-old camel calf was shifted to Karachi from Sanghar for treatment at CDRS Benji, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).

Just days later, on June 29, a female camel was found dead in Umerkot, Sindh, with all four limbs amputated.