THE TORTURE CHAMBERS: Islamabad’s zoo closes, but its empty cages hold clues to animals’ suffering

PAMELA CONSTABLE: Like an abandoned prison or asylum, the overgrown grounds of the now-shuttered Marghazar Zoo in Pakistan are filled with ghosts, and their rusting, barred enclosures hold sad clues to the neglect and mistreatment its inhabitants endured. The most haunting site is the scarred concrete hangar where Kaavan the Asian elephant – the zoo’s … Continue reading THE TORTURE CHAMBERS: Islamabad’s zoo closes, but its empty cages hold clues to animals’ suffering