A few days after a similar incident, another camel was mutilated and killed in Sindh

As local media reported in detail on Saturday, another case of animal cruelty occurred in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh, when a dead camel with amputated legs was found.

The incident came just days after a local landowner in Sanghar district was accused of torturing a camel with the help of his employees and chopping off its leg when it strayed into his fields to graze.

The story sparked a huge uproar on social media, and the camel was transported to Karachi for treatment and a prosthetic leg. Six of those involved were also arrested by the police.

The latest incident occurred in a humble settlement near Umerkot in Sindh.

“I don’t want to blame anyone,” Abdul Rashid, the owner of the dead camel, said, according to a private television channel. “I have about 40 to 45 female camels. While they all returned from grazing last night, she was left alone.”

“God knows who forced her to flee, beat her and cut her legs,” he added. “We don’t know anything yet… We will see what to do next.”

Pakistan’s existing laws on cruelty to animals are based on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 and prohibit various forms of animal cruelty, including beating, running over and mutilating.

The law also provides for penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for violations of these anti-cruelty provisions, but these are not always effectively enforced.