Prosthetic leg allows amputated camel to stand for the first time in a year

KARACHI: A camel, called Cammie, that lost its leg to mutilation in Sindh’s Sanghar district in June 2024 stood up for the first time in a year, using a prosthetic leg. The Comprehensive Disaster Response Services (CDRS) Benji Project for Animal Welfare shared a video showing the recovery of Cammie.

Cammie’s front leg was allegedly chopped off by a landlord for foraging in his field. Six suspects were remanded in connection with the incident as well. Since then, Cammie has been living at the CDRS shelter in Karachi, where she has also underwent rehabilitation. The cost of her treatment is being covered by the Sindh government. The shelter also thanked Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders Shazia Marri and Senator Quratulain Marri for their support.

CDRS also shared that the prosthetic leg was designed and created by Derrick Campana of Bionic Pets. The shelter also said that the camel is beginning to adjust to the prosthetic leg and that rehabilitation is ongoing.

Animal cruelty in Pakistan is governed primarily by

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1890) governs animal protection in Pakistan, while a 2018 federal amendment had increased the penalties for cruelty to animals. However, despite the fact that animal welfare remains a provincial subject, the amended law is only applicable in the federal capital with the provinces yet to legislate their own laws.

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