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KSPCA KSPCA
MOMBASA NAIVASHA
Our new office block which is totally awesome. It has been a busy time at the Naivasha
They have also made us a little kitchen KSPCA, since June 2019, we have
and now they are working on the Quarters. completed 213 investigations, done 1058
The donkey that we brought in. We had a Rabies vaccinations, 79 spays and 37
report of a badly injured donkey, but it turned castrations and visited 8 slaughterhouses.
out that he had been in a very fearsome
fight with another donkey. He hadn’t been Donkeys still suffer malicious attacks - the
mistreated.We found a fantastic home for donkey below was rescued from Kamere
him where he is spoilt rotten. Public beach with chest injuries as seen
but was treated, healed and returned
Thomas our totally wonderful and much love successfully. We are also a haven for many
cat. The one in the cupboard was the last Naivasha community donkeys that suffer
picture I took of him and the other one is different abuses by offering subsidized vet
him relaxing with Killer our dog. Thomas costs and sometimes free services. We are
disappeared and so did another cat. We hoping to start a new harness making facility
are sure he was taken by a python. Not to improve the situation for working donkeys.
long after he disappeared a huge python was
caught at the Bohora flats next to us. It had We attended the Nakuru Annual Agricultural
got their dog. Our premises is the end bit of Show, and found several cases of Animal
the Nature Trail and Joseph in charge there Welfare concern. We intend to attend
says they have a large number of pythons this enormous event annually to improve
that size there – it is all forest. welfare standards and make sure they are
maintained. Almost all domestic animals are
This little vervet monkey that was brought in represented in their various cages and sheds
was left free to roam around and he managed during the show thus the need for inspection.
to find his way in and out of the cattery and
would go in and join them, try and play with We did a massive Rabies vaccination
them and share their food. campaign in August in collaboration with the
Naivasha Sub-county veterinary office. This
Jefa feeding our baby goat which was found helped us to identify individuals interested in
injured on the side of the road, taken to Dr. spays and neuters. We look forward to doing
Charles, the vet who brought him here once such events more frequently to reduce rabies
he had recovered. cases and control the population of dogs.
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