(18 Apr 2025)
INDIA KASHMIR CATS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 10 March 2025
1. Various of Aksa Khan, playing with her pet cats
2. Khan putting a dress on cat
3. Various of Khan holding her cat, looking in mirror
4. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Aksa Khan, cat owner:
"I spend time with cats because I feel good, I feel very relaxed when I am with them. I have observed that when you’re upset or feeling down, the cats will come near you, surround you as if they can sense that you’re not feeling well. And instantly, in those moments, I forget everything and start playing with them."
5. Various of Khan arranging cat cage and bedding
6. Khan playing with her cats
7. Close of cat
8. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Aksa Khan, cat owner:
"Mostly I have observed that the cats become aggressive when you intervene in their fight, particularly between two male cats. Only in that situation will they attack you. Apart from that, the cats don’t attack."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 7 March 2025
9. Various of anti-rabies vaccine being prepared at the Anti Rabies Clinic (ARC) at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital
10. Various of patients being vaccinated against rabies
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Muhammad Salim Khan, head of community medicine SMHS:
"It used to be less than one or two percent (of cat bites) half a decade back, now it’s almost 50 percent of all cases coming to our anti-rabies clinic. So there is a huge rise. We believe that it’s around five to six thousand cat bite cases or cat scratch cases, coming to our hospital every year."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 6 March 2025
12. Wide of vet clinic
13. Various of people with their pet cats at clinic
14. Various of veterinarian taking blood sample from cat
15. Various of a cat undergoing operation
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Altaf Gillani, Medical Superintendent at veterinary hospital:
"The consultations have increased because of the awareness of the people. The people are tech savvy, they are very much well informed about the diseases and about the pet care especially, so I think our central veterinary hospital is equipped, is equipped in a way that they feel there’s a confidence in the hospital that they come over here."
17. Various of Roufi Ramzan, a cat owner, walking with her pet for consultation
18. Various of a nurse tying bandage on cat before being examined
19. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Roufi Ramzan, cat owner:
"(My cat had not ) been feeling well for the last few days. For the last few days, she hasn’t been eating properly and has been vomiting frequently. There was a lot of stress at home because of her illness, there was tension. I brought her here for a consultation, and all praise to Almighty, the treatment is complete, and she is feeling better and I hope she will recover. I love her a lot."
20. Ramzan placing cat in carry case
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 7 March 2025
21. Wide of a pet store, with cat food and toys on display
22. Man holding cat, looking for pet food
23. Various of cat toys on display
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 10 March 2025
24. Khan playing with her cats
25. Various of cats
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, cat ownership is booming.
Feline fans say the pets are a source of comfort in a region scarred by conflict.
But a rise in the cat population has caused vets to warn of a spike in infections and injuries.
STORYLINE
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