2nd Africa
Week for the Animals Coming August 1-14, 2011!
Animal World USA-International is
pleased to announce that the 2nd Africa Weeks for the Animals is
scheduled for August 1-14, 2011. The special weeks will highlight the
importance that African animals play in our world and bring communities
together on behalf of the amazing animals. The wonderfully humane leaders and
young people in Africa will be highlighted
along with the African organizations that help the animals.
The Africa Weeks are designed to
celebrate and build awareness on behalf of African animals and efforts being
made to save them from the challenges they face, including many species from
extinction. Africa Weeks for the Animals is bringing together advocates,
educators, humane organizations, sanctuaries, students, community leaders, and
caring citizens in two important weeks of activities.
The weeks will feature festivals, fundraiser events, educational activities,
animal watching/walking tours, blessings of the animals, low cost
vaccination/spay and neuter opportunities, young people creating art and essays
about wildlife, conservation initiatives, vegetarian festivals and more!
African organizations will be spotlighted to help bring attention their
needs in caring for the incredible animals they work with everyday. The Africa
Weeks for Animals is a unique opportunity to help the African animals by all of
us collectively coming together on their behalf.
Precious lives will be saved and important relationships built during the
weeks.
If you would like to learn more or
become involved please visit the official website at http://africaanimals.org/
You may also learn more about the AWUSA-International Weeks campaign at http://www.animalworldusa.org/ |
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"Did you know"
- The LAWS shelter has been around for 18 years providing
care, treatment, rehabilitation and a
interim home for many dogs & cats we have rescued from
starvation, abuse or abandonment.
- Since 2008 a total of 425 dogs & 229 cats have
been rehomed
In the beginning of April we started our 5th SITW
campaign – this was made possible by our sponsors;
Mimi Cristall & Gene Miller, Addicts Ads, Paivi Joki
Kyyny & a generous donation from a supporter who wants
to remain anonymous.
This was also our first campaign using Esterilsol to chemically
castrate male dogs and as expected this has
proven to be much more cost & time effective, allowing us to
sterilize more animals with the donated funds.
5th Campaign
Total: 94 animals sterilized ( 46 spays & 48 castrations)
Current Running Total: 735 dogs & cats !!!!!!!!!!!
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LAWS Donation Boxes at Shoprite & Pick’nPay and now .....
also at Spar - Crossroads
In the month of May a total of K251,400 in change was donated into our
Shoprite, Pick’nPay
and Spar boxes as well as some sachets & tins of
dog/cat food.
Thank you to all of you
shoppers that support LAWS by dropping their change or pet food into our
boxes – you are amazing !!!!
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Dog Walkers at play !!!
Here are some pictures of happy dogs with their walkers – a
great thank you to Yuko, Addy (unfortunately she
has left Zambia now), Chisomo & Alina, Michele & kids
from Pestalozzi School, Lesley & Lucy who help us
whenever their time permits.
Dog Walkers Needed !!!
All our
dogs have received training over the past months to walk on the lead and
have been taken for walks
around 4 times per week.
The benefit and positive impact this has had is amazing and all of them have
come to
really look forward to
their walks. They are walked in small groups of 2-4 and have become more
obedient, a lot
more confident, have
learnt to wait and respond to commands and in general are just more balanced
and happy
hounds.
We would really like to
continue these walks. If you can spare an hour of your time on weekends or even
during the week and would like to help make a difference, please come and help
us walk our dogs.
Claudia is waiting for
your call and is looking forward to get you started. Call 0966-00laws (005297)
Coldchain – thanks for once again
donating pet food to LAWS. A whopping 100 pallets of cat tin food
!!!!.
LAWS did share the very large donation with Petvet, Showgrounds
Vet, Emmasdale Vet, our cat foster parents
and KAWS in Kitwe.
Eve & Reg Morrey – thank you for the cosy
fleece blankets – they will come in handy with our pups.
Jenny Gordon – you are a star, thanks so
much for the 10 large blankets – they will definitely be used this winter.
Jani & Juri Snyman – thank you so much for
your donation of meat and blankets – we are very grateful.
Kubu Craft – thank you very much for
your monthly donation towards our shelter – Lucy you are a star.
Mara & Neil Van Eyk and Anton & Adele Marais – a big thanks for their monthly donation towards the running
of our shelter – lots of wet nose kisses.
Zambeef for supplying us with
much needed pet mince.
Ross Breeders for supplying us with
chicken for our puppies, kittens and sick animals.
Nemchem for supplying the kennel
with cleaning and disinfection chemicals.
Akine – not sure what we would
do without your unlimited supply of newspaper. This keeps our nursery and 6
quarantine pens mess free and easy to clean.
Info-Zambia.com - for maintaining our website.