This cute dog got caught and spent 3 days on a snare. The left hand got damaged and the owner was only applying herbs that finally damaged the hand. The owner lost hope. However, the owner’s son, John heard about LAWCS from his friend and he ran to our office to help their family dog from dying. Our Animal Healthcare Officer immediately went to the village to save the dog. The hand was amputated and after intensive care, the dog has recovered and looks so happy.
Improving the Health and Welfare of Animals
In a poor country like Liberia where life is very cheap, access to animal healthcare is impossible. LAWCS outreach community engagement program organizes an entire community to discuss the health and welfare of their animals follows by free veterinary services such as de-worming, mange treatment, wound care, flea/tick prevention and treatment and free nutritional diets for dogs and cats. Each community outreach engagement and animal healthcare program cost us $100 USD. Promoting the health and welfare of community animals also leads to healthy communities.
LAWCS` Animal Kindness Star
Celebrating Animals and Recognizing Their Plight
At LAWCS, we consider every day as animal day. However, on October 4, LAWCS organized a massive parade along with street performances in celebration of animals and highlighting their plight to the society. The celebration brought together over 1000 people and various messages on animal welfare were disseminated.
LAWCS Celebrates World Rabies Day (Facts; Not Fear)
International Cat Day (August 8)
Building the capacity of students in Animal Welfare
Liberia doesn’t have a veterinary school. Together with our partner, WTS/WTG Vets United Programme, we are empowering animal science students and instructors of Lofa County Community College and Cuttington University in animal welfare and health programme through theoretical and regular hand on field practice. The programme builds the capacity of the students in animal welfare and basic veterinary skills and knowledge. 25 university students have graduated from the programme and over 80 students from the two institutions of higher learning are still undergoing the programme.
Welttierschutzstiftung (WTS) is a charitable foundation, established in 2015 by Welttierschutzgesellschaft e.V. The foundation promotes animal welfare worldwide. The main focus of its work lies on improving animal welfare through academic education and continuous professional development in emerging and developing countries, on scientific research on animal welfare, on raising awareness towards animal welfare in society and on the search for solutions to a global animal-friendly future. www.welttierschutz.org/stiftung/
2020 LAWCS Achievements
This video highlights the achievements of LAWCS in 2020 with the support of our wonderful supporters and donors. 2020 has been very difficult and challenging as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world. Despite the challenges, together with our wonderful supporters and donors we have made tremendous improvement in the lives of so many animals and the people who depend on them. We depend on you, our wonderful supporters and donors to make 2021 a successful year for the animals. Please help chip in $5, $10, $15, $20 or any amount for the animals using the donate button at the right side of this blog.
Humane Education Is The Way Forward To Ending Animal Cruelty
This is why we emphasize the importance of humane education as an integral part of every child development. Humane Education helps in instilling in the younger generation the values of kindness, respect, love, empathy, responsibility and compassion for animals and other people. This is Fatumata and her pet baby “JUSTICE”. Fatumata is a member of our Animal Kindness Club in her school. She and JUSTICE have been able to inspire her entire family and community members that animals are just like us, they feel pain, suffer, and need love and care.
Happy and Healthy Animals; Happy and Healthy Communities
For the past years, LAWCS has been working toward the elimination of rabies and improving the health and welfare of dogs and cats in rural Liberia. LAWCS conducts regular village to village general veterinary care program which includes rabies and pavovirus vaccinations, deworming, tick and flea medications, wound dressing, mange treatment, etc. This program helps to improve the welfare and health of the pets and the community people who live and interact with them daily.