Animal-Kind International

AKI supports HHHH's animal sanctuary, the Nereida Montes de Oca Refuge, which rescues and cares for dogs and cats that are dumped on the streets of Tegucigalpa, that are hit by cars and left to die, and others in desperate need of rescue. HHHH helps those who no one else will, goes into communities, rescues dogs and cats off the streets, cares for them as long as needed, including providing spay/neuter. The Refuge typically has about 22 dogs and a few cats residing there. HHHH also does humane ed in schools and communities, and trains young adults to rescue animals and to spread the concept, within their own communities, of kindness to animals.

AKI supports the Save the Animals shelter in Yerevan, Armenia, by providing funds for dog food, for renovations of shelter infrastructure, heating bills (so important during Armenia's cold winters), and for vet care, including spay/neuter. Save the Animals-Armenia also feeds and spays/neuters street dogs and cats to address the source of the problem--people who let their dogs and cats roam and who refuse to s/n. The SAA shelter typically houses about 180 dogs and puppies.

AKI supports Namibia's small SPCAs, located in rural communities, where there are few donors for animal rescue, but still, there are big problems with cruelty, strays, and uncontrolled population growth. In many of these communities, there is no vet; the closest vet may be about 350 km away! AKI supports spay/neuter and funds purchase of supplies for the SPCAs, such as food, blankets, and bowls. We also support the Have A Heart country-wide spayathon, which takes place over a few month period and goes to rural communities (with a focus on the poor) to sterilize as many animals as possible.

AKI supports the Uganda SPCA's shelter, The Haven. AKI financial support covers about 50% of the operating costs of The Haven, including staff salaries, cat and dog food, electricity, water, phone, bills, shelter rent, and other priorities to run the only animal shelter that covers Entebbe, Kampala, and beyond.

Humane education support-reproduction of HE manuals, transport for HE mentors, stipends for HE teachers, field trips

Mbwa wa Africa has a shelter, where they care for 25-30 dogs and up to 10 cats. They provide vet care (including spay/neuter) for shelter cats and dogs and find homes for them. A significant effort goes into their community work, including widespread rabies vaccinations and spay/neuter. Mbwa wa Africa provides these services in poor communities in and around Arusha, Tanzania, where they are the only available vet care service. In 2016, Mbwa wa Africa vaccinated about 8000 cats and dogs against rabies. Already, in the 1st half of 2017, Mbwa wa Africa has sterilized >300 community cats and dogs.

AKI financial support provides funds for LAWCS's Humane Education and Community Animal Care Clinics in Lofa County. Our funds provide small stipends for LAWCS volunteers (US$%0/month), Humane Ed material, vet supplies, fuel for motorbikes, and other priority needs for the LAWCS program.

We support Bam's donkey welfare work, including training donkey owners to make and use humane saddles out of sisal packs and community vet clinics, providing free treatment to donkeys in Bam's target districts and sub-counties in eastern Uganda. Most of the donkey owners helped by Bam are women who rely on their donkeys to carry food and water to and from market.

We are helping to organize and support South Sudan's 1st spay/neuter campaign for free roaming and owned cats and dogs. The campaign will take place over a 2 week period, during which South Sudanese vets, vet techs, and volunteers will be trained in humane capture and high volume spay/neuter, community organizing and humane ed. The trainees will then hold follow-on s/n clinics. Funds for this program are held in AKI's account and will be disbursed once details of the campaign are finalized.