Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda

by Welfare for Animals Guild Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda
Making Happy Tails for Street Dogs in Rwanda

Project Report | Jul 29, 2024
July 2024 update

By Olivia Clarke | Director

The last three months have passed by so quickly! Since our last report in April, we have rescued 18 dogs and rehomed 15. We’ve had so many happy tails it’s hard to choose a few to include here -- in the photo above you can see just a few of the successful human-canine matches we've made. A couple of adoption highlights include:

  • Bernard, a firm favourite amongst the WAG humans, found a great family. He was transformed under WAG’s care from a scared, defensive guard dog to a sweet, happy, trusting family companion.
  • Pili Pili, who was rescued with a severely broken leg which required complex surgery to fix, was adopted by Bony and family — he also has a new canine sister called Masha and they are firm friends. Pili Pili was such a loveable troublemaker at our shelter — we miss him a lot but we don’t miss him climbing out of the dog pen and getting into our kitchen to steal food!

We’ve rescued so many dogs who would have otherwise suffered on the street. We rescued Wolfie, who had been attacked and had large wounds across his head when we found him, and Toby, who had a broken leg which had healed and fused whilst homeless. Another rescue highlight is Shanti, who was rescued while heavily pregnant. As soon as she was safely with us, she gave birth to 7 tiny but healthy puppies! Shanti and family are doing well and they have been generously sponsored by several of our supporters, which will cover all their vaccinations for the next 3 months, food and deworming meds.

Another big piece of news is that we have established our small shelter clinic! We had a fundraiser in May (thank you to everyone who came and those who supported us from afar!) and with the funds raised we have procured the medicines, equipment, and supplies needed to do basic first aid care, vaccinations, sterilisations, and other minor surgeries for our WAG dogs. This is a huge game changer for us as it keeps our costs down for those essential procedures like sterilisations and vaccinations. We have so far done four neuters at our little clinic and have big plans for more!

We have been hard at work preparing for Kigali’s first ever mass sterilisation event, in partnership with Worldwide Veterinary Service. WVS are sending 3 team members to train 12 Rwandan vets on surgical sterilisation, and we will sterilise between 100-120 dogs (and a few cats too!) over the course of the next two weeks. A lot of our time has been spent in wholesale pharmacies sourcing medications and supplies, and preparing our little clinic space. We’ll also test our national dog registration database system, and vaccinate and microchip every dog that we sterilise.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support of WAG. We may be small but we have a big impact - and we have big plans! WAG started 10 years ago as a grassroots initiative, and with your support we’re realising our dreams. We are so hopeful that as we grow we will not only help more dogs but start to address the root causes of why dogs are on the street in the first place, through collaborations, education, training, and veterinary care.

Please share this update with any friends, family or colleagues who may be interested in what we do, and thank you once again for your support.

With love from the WAG pack: both humans and dogs

Proud mama Shanti and her puppies
Proud mama Shanti and her puppies
Wolfie being neutered by our amazing clinic team!
Wolfie being neutered by our amazing clinic team!
One of our puppies Nala receiving her vaccine.
One of our puppies Nala receiving her vaccine.
Vanessa giving Soso some love and attention.
Vanessa giving Soso some love and attention.
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Location: Kigali, Gasabo - Rwanda
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