WSPA Brings Emergency Relief To Drought-hit Kenyan Region
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10th November, 2011 11h13
WSPA has initiated an emergency relief mission to Mwingi District in central Kenya to save the many donkeys, goats, camels, cattle and sheep suffering the effects of the drought, thus protecting the livelihood of the local population.
After conducting a Disaster Assessment Needs Analysis (DANA) in the region last month that outlined the need to provide emergency nutrition and veterinary care to Mwingi’s livestock, WSPA returned to Kenya to assist more than 20,000 animals.
The ambitious operation, requiring five teams to concentrate efforts at ever-shrinking watering holes spread over a vast area, was carefully planned and funded by WSPA. The teams largely consisted of Kenyans, many of whom are veterinary students from the University of Nairobi forming Veterinary Emergency Response Units (VERU) to distribute and administer aid. Government officials and vets and staff from the Donkey Sanctuary and the Africa Network for Animal Welfare also made up the teams which spent four days attending to thousands of donkeys, goats, camels, cattle and sheep. The decision was made to treat the animals at watering holes as, in this vast region, they are the only places where animals and their owners congregate, enabling assistance to be given in a coordinated and efficient manner.
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