Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the types and extent of cruelties inflicted on various species of farm animals in both city and suburban areas located within the radius of 12-15 km from the centre of Faisalabad city. Fi.e hundred observations comprising 60% from city and the rest from suburban areas were made by conducting personal interviews and by making personal observations. The extent of cruelties like beating during milking in cows and buffaloes was 24.79 and 41.00%, respectively. Overloading cases in draught animals such as donkeys, mules, horses and camels were 57.9, 65.5, 48.0 and 61.2%, respectively. Numerous other cruelties such as overcrowding and rough handling during transportation were also taken into consideration.
