animal welfare Archives

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Time to let your furry friends enjoy a run in Qatar’s first off-leash park

Want your pet to make friends? Well, your furry companion can now run free and undisturbed in Doha’s first-ever off-leash dog park. Give your dog a well-deserved day of running…

2 min

News

Qatar to build QR 95 million quarantine facility for animals

The quarantine is designed to ensure protection from animal-human transmittable diseases. Qatar’s ministry of environment has launched a QR 95 million project to build modernised veterinary quarantines near Hamad…

4 min

Is this the way to deal with Qatar’s homeless cat problem?

Article by Laura Rainbow, video by Farah Gomaa Volunteers lead the way in Qatar’s battle to curb homeless cat populations, with a humane ‘trap, neuter, return’ programme. You’re never far…

2 min

Life

Ministry of Environment revives plans for Qatar animal rescue shelter

Last month, the Ministry of Environment and Ashghal issued a tender looking for a firm to oversee the construction tendering and contract award of the facility.

3 min

Life

Qatar’s South African community raises record 2 tons of food for QAWS

The Qatar Animal Welfare Society (QAWS) has announced that a recent food drive has yielded the largest single donation of pet food in the shelter's history, and comes at a time when animal rescue groups are struggling to get through a difficult summer.

1 min

Life
Video

VIDEO: Qatar’s animal rescue centers struggling to keep up

As more dogs and cats are abandoned by Qatar residents, the country’s rescue centers say they are quickly reaching capacity and running out of funds to care for the animals.

5 min

Life

Thousands sign petition urging better conditions at Qatar’s pet souq

Some 2,000 people have already signed a days-old online petition asking authorities to improve conditions for animals in Qatar's popular Souq Waqif.

3 min

Politics

New Qatar office to tackle violators of environmental, animal welfare laws

The decision by the Attorney General Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri appears to be a sign that Qatar has decided to get tough with violators of these laws, which some say have been under-enforced in the past.

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Life

Report: Qatar to begin construction of new animal shelter in January

The Ministry of Environment has said it is advancing on plans to build a much-needed facility for stray cats, dogs and other animals in the country.

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