Animal Welfare Namibia Project #18172

Support for Have A Heart-Namibia

by Animal-Kind International

Project Report | Nov 25, 2014
Have-A-Heart Reaches Over 100 Dogs in 2014

By Karen Menczer | Director, Animal-Kind International

Private -dog #100--going home after being fixed

We recently sent a report letting you know that the Animal-Kind International-sponsored Have-A-Heart-Luderitz spayathon was taking place November 21, and we expected that during that spayathon, HAH would reach (and go over) 100 dogs sterilized in 2014.

The good news for Private is that he was Dog 100 (see pictures of Private at the clinic, and Private being returned to his family). Private is from Area 7, one of the poorest parts of Luderitz. This was the first time that HAH-Luderitz worked in that area. During the AKI spayathon, six dogs came from Area 7, and HAH promised to go back there for the next spayathon.

In total, HAH-Luderitz s/n'd 105 dogs and 5 cats during 2014. The next Luderitz spayathon is January 2015.

During the November spayathon, almost entirely funded by AKI (a couple dogs had other sponsors), 21 dogs and two cats were sterilized.

Our GlobalGiving project will also sponsor the purchase of dog houses to be given to poor families with dogs, and we'll keep you posted on that project too.

Here's the plan for the dog houses (from Geesche at HAH-Luderitz):

"The two Buchter Girls [these are two girls who work at the Buchter News-a newspaper] volunteer at some schools, also at one in the poorest part (Area 7) of Luderitz and they are very very keen to help with the dog house project. They will organize the children of Area 7 to paint the dog houses and we are planning that the children of the family that will give the dog houses paint them. I think that will be a good learning experience for them do to something for their dog (and the dog house will even have more value for the family). And we will maybe also get one artist with a funny-all-over-luderitz-style for one dog house."

We'll have more exciting news for you as this project progresses!

Please let your friends and family know about AKI--and that 100% of all donations are sent to our partner organizations; and about the HAH GlobalGiving project. We need more donations to continue helping HAH and to stay on the GlobalGiving site. Thank you so much for your support!

Area 7-a poor area near Luderitz & Private's home

Private-dog #100-at the Nov clinic

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Nov 18, 2014
AKI's Spayathon in Luderitz, Namibia: set for Nov

By Karen Menczer | Executive Director

Nosi with Lydia (before picture)

Thanks to your donation, AKI will sponsor the Have A Heart-Luderitz spayathon at the end of this month. Geesche (volunteer with HAH-Luderitz) is already lining up dogs (and at least one cat has so far claimed a spot) for the AKI spayathon. We expect that at least 20 dogs (and one cat!) will be spayed/neutered. During the AKI spayathon, HAH will reach a total of 100 dogs s/n'd this year. Dog #100 will be featured in a follow up project report, where we'll provide more details about the November event.

This GlobalGiving project has also raised enough money to have a few dog houses made and given to families who can't afford dog shelters, but who really try to take good care of their pets.

Nosi and Taramisa will be two of the lucky ones to get dog houses. Nosi and Taramisa have already been fixed at a previous HAH-Luderitz Spayathon. When brought to the spayathon (by workers from the Luderitz Town Council) along with their owner (Lydia), during check in, Lydia was told, "your dogs are so sick, there is a vet, he can put them down." The poor owner, Lydia (pictured with Nosi in before/after pictures), was in tears.

Dr. Kauto checked the dogs and they were given some medicine and were dipped. Nosi was well enough to be spayed. Taramisa was too sick that day, but later had the surgery (see before/after pictures of Taramisa).

Nosi and Taramisa are spayed, have their rabies jabs, are parasite free, and healthy, and now, they will be warm and cozy next winter in their new dog houses.

AKI's support to HAH-Luderitz not only provides spay/neuter and dog houses, we also cover vet costs and purchase of supplies. The lives of these dogs--and about 100 others--have been totally transformed thanks to HAH-Luderitz and Geesche, AKI's support, and donors like you!

We're still hoping to raise more money on the GlobalGiving website for this very important project in Namibia. Thank you for all you've done to help dogs and cats in some of the poorest parts of the world!

Nosi doing much better

Tiramisa before HAH care

Tiramisa, happy, strong, & healthy thanks to HAH

Links:

Have A Heart-Luderitz page on AKI website

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