Tanzania Animal Welfare Society
P.O. Box 10268, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 713 322796 /+255 732 999562/ +255 715 447005
E-mail: tzanimal@yahoo.com
GLOBAL VETS 2010 VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
Tanzania Animal Welfare Society (TAWESO) has this May, 2010 hosted the
Global Vets 2010 Volunteer programme in our Dog and Cat Population
control and public health project.
The volunteers were Stacey Knobel, Allorina Rypalowski and Jennifer
Effendi all are students from Ontario Veterinary College in Canada.
From left - Dr.Thomas.W.Kahema the Executive Director of Tanzania
Animal Welfare Society (TAWESO), Allorina Rypalowski Stacey Knobel,
Jennifer Effendi and Mr.William.T.Kwalazi who is the Chairman of TAWESO
at TAWESO offices at Kimara Matangini, Dar es salaam.
Tanzania Animal Welfare Society (TAWESO) is a non- profit, nongovernmental organization registered in Tanzania (00NGO/0492) with a
major aim of promoting animal welfare in Tanzania. We are a group of
people (veterinarians, teachers, members of community, agricultural
workers) working currently mainly on volunteer basis. The Government
does not provide funding to civil societies. TAWESO is grass root
community organization registered on 18th of April, 2008.
We are volunteer organization devoted to help animals by fighting against
all forms of animal cruelty. In Tanzania, animal welfare is not a priority to
many people as they are faced with many other life challenges like street
children, extreme poverty and hunger and therefore our society is working
hard on the following issues in order to improve the welfare of animals in
the country:
The Global volunteer vets 2010 were able to do various project activities in
their programme and 150 dogs and cats were vaccinated against rabies
disease and dewormed, 30 spay/neuter cases were performed and
animal kindness was taught in primary schools, all these services were
given at free of charge:
-Community humane education and education in primary schools thus
creating increase in pet ownership responsibility and love of animals. We
develop humane education leaflets for the community and school
children.
Left-Jennifer and Stacey teaching animal kindness to standard six pupils
at Anniny Nndumi Nursery and Primary School in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Right-people with their animals listening to the instructions on the
importance of sterilization and vaccination against rabies disease before
the service is given in Mpigi Magohe village.
-Delivery of animal health care to stray animals and other neglected and
abandoned animals e.g. provision of veterinary treatments on various
diseases, and wounds, washing and dipping animals against mange, fleas
and ticks, vaccination against rabies disease and deworming.
Upper-Left-Stacey and TAWESO volunteer staff vaccinating a dog against
rabies disease and deworming.
Upper-right-some dogs and their owners after have received the service.
Lower-left-Stacey and Jennifer vaccinating a dog in Kibesa, village areas
of Dar es salaam.
Lower-right-a sick and emaciated dog waiting for veterinary treatment in
Kibesa during our veterinary outreach programme.
-Dog and cat population control through spay and neuter programs in
order to reduce number of stray animals. Stray animals are always
attacked and beaten by street children in town centres since they
compete for food and also they pose a serious threat to human because
they can transmit some serious disease like rabies and hydatidosis, and
some people poison them secretly and the animals are found dead
without pre-monitory signs, other dogs/cats are drowned, hanged, and
abandoned in forests to die at their own, others are eaten in some interior
parts of the country.
Top-left. Jennifer, Stacey and TAWESO volunteer staff, Richard doing
neuter in a field veterinary outreach.
Top-right. Jennifer and Richard performing a neuter.
Middle-left. Stacey and Jennifer doing a neuter to dog in Mpigi Magohe
area in Dar es salaam.
Middle-right-Dr.Thomas.W.Kahema of Tanzania Animal Welfare Society
spaying a bitch.
Bottom left-Jennifer, Richard and Dr.Thomas.W.Kahema neutering a dog in
Kibesa area in Mpigi Magohe area in Dar es salaam.
Bottom-right-Stacey, Jennifer and TAWESO volunteer staff neutering a dog
in Dar es salaam outskirts.
The Global Volunteer 2010 Project at Tanzania Animal Welfare Society
(TAWESO) was also covered in one of the leading newspapers in Tanzania,
The Guardian.
The Way Forward
Tanzania Animal Welfare Society (TAWESO) has been providing free of
charge services in poor villages in Tanzania in respect to Dog and Cat
sterilization, vaccination against rabies disease and veterinary care to
stray and neglected animals.
TAWESO depends on donations from people and organizations to be able
to carry out the programmes and reach more suffering animals in the
country.
Currently we have urgent need of the following:
-Transport facility for veterinary outreach especially in the interior parts of
the country.
-Veterinary supplies
-Spay/Neuter kits for dogs and cats
-Funds to support transport and leaflets printing to our humane education
in schools and community project including our new conceived project
on the use of animal alternatives in education system in Tanzania.
-Computers (Lap tops and Desk tops) and printers for office uses
-Injectable anaesthetics, analgesics and sedatives
-Hair clippers, suture materials, mouth gags.
-Cat trapping cages
-Anti-rabies vaccines and dewormers
Donations are welcome and can reach us through posting at:
Tanzania Animal Welfare Society
P.O Box 10268
Dar es salaam
Tanzania.
Tel: +255 713 322 796
Or
Through our Bank Account at:
Account Name: Tanzania Animal Welfare Society
Account Number: 01J1095890700
Bank Name: Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (CRDB)-Mlimani
City Branch
Bank address: P.O BOX 35407
City: Dar es salaam
Country: Tanzania
International Swift Code: CORUTZTZ
International Sort Code: 3390
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Kind regards
Tanzania Animal Welfare Society Team