Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
Associated PressISLAMABAD — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws told The Associated Press that the infection spread through 19-year-old Sonia’s body from her foot, raising concerns about how Pakistani authorities handle animals “as such infections don’t spread in one day.” “We are very sad for Sonia,” he said, as criticism from animal lovers grew on social media about the neglect. Four Paws said in a statement the autopsy was conducted last week and that Sonia’s death was the consequence “of prolonged species-inappropriate living conditions and malnutrition. It also said Khalil sent a “prophylactic treatment plan” for Malika and Madhubala to authorities, urgently recommending antibiotic treatment, alongside blood tests for both elephants before and after the treatment.
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