Christmas treat with donkeys aglow in Botswana
Baca Juga
A thou donkeys inwards Republic of Botswana are beingness tagged alongside particular reflective eartags which volition give a particular smoothen this Christmas in addition to assist trim down the number of route traffic accidents they cause.
London-based charity SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) has funded partner charity The Maun Animal Welfare Society (MAWS) inwards Republic of Botswana to attach reflectors to donkeys’ ears inwards Maun in addition to the surrounding areas.
Donkeys in addition to livestock inwards Republic of Botswana normally roam costless on roads inwards search of grazing in addition to at nighttime drivers are oft unable to meet them inwards fourth dimension to brake. About 10 per cent* of route traffic accidents inwards Republic of Botswana are caused past times domestic animals such equally livestock in addition to donkeys.
SPANA outreach veterinarian programme advisor Laura Higham said thousands of wretched families rely on the income they tin generate from working their donkeys for their livelihoods, but oft convey no choice other than to allow their donkeys roam freely inwards search of food.
“This Christmas nosotros promise that these uncomplicated gifts for the donkeys of Republic of Botswana volition assist trim down the publish of collisions caused past times the animals every year, in addition to potentially assist relieve their lives in addition to the lives of motorists.”
The UNFAO (Food in addition to Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) estimated that in that place were to a greater extent than than 338,000 donkeys inwards Republic of Botswana inwards 2011.
A projection to attach tags to 500 donkeys inwards the surface area terminal twelvemonth has already been successful, said MAWS chair Ally Lamb. “The reflective tagging programme has thence far been extremely good received. Donkey owners convey been real receptive to this novel method of protecting their animals against traffic injuries, land vehicle drivers, in addition to the community inwards general, convey praised our efforts at improving route safety.
“Preliminary results from our 2012 projection betoken a reduction inwards route deaths for the tagged donkeys, thence nosotros are real excited most extending the programme.”
As business office of the programme, MAWS volition besides run beast welfare workshops for local ass owners. These volition include information on spotting beast disease in addition to injury, equally good equally best do inwards how to aid for their animals.
Maun Animal Welfare Society (MAWS) is a charity that provides costless veterinarian aid to the animals of low-income individuals inwards in addition to unopen to Maun, northern Botswana. Its purpose-built hospital hosts international volunteer vets year-round who sterilise in addition to vaccinate dogs in addition to cats, furnish life-saving emergency treatment, in addition to humanely euthanases animals beyond help.
The organisation reunites, rehomes in addition to rehabilitates lost, institute in addition to stray animals, educates owners most the importance of responsible beast care, in addition to provides an emergency first-response service to injured livestock.
www.spana.org
www.maunanimalwelfare.com
* In 2009, 2,254 of 20,000 route traffic accidents were caused past times domestic animals. (Botswana Central Statistics Office Transport Statistic Report 2009, page 22)
In 2011 xvi fatal route traffic accidents including domestic animals occurred in addition to 356 injuries. (Botswana Central Statistics Report 2011, page 15)
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