Humane Education in Kasungu
All Creatures
Animal Welfare League in collaboration
with Kasungu Elephant Fund on 3rd
November 2016, held a free Spay and Neuter clinic with the support of the Humane Society International. The aim of
the exercise was to reduce the number of stray animals around the park. To make
the most of this initiative, the All
Creatures Humane Education team set up a humane education session at Kaswam’chenje primary school, which is
one of the schools surrounding the park.
The team from Kasungu
Elephant Fund assisted All Creatures
by linking the Humane Education team with
the school officials and setting up the event. The event was attended by the
whole school; an estimated 1000 plus pupils who enthusiastically participated
in the lesson. The pupils were taught about Rabies; how fatal it is, its signs
and symptoms, preventative measures and what to do as first aid treatment for
someone bitten by an animal suspected to have the virus.
The staff at Kaswam’chenje
primary school was very pleased to have hosted the event and the Head Teacher
remarked that the lessons were very relevant and that they had learnt a lot,
and further urged the team to hold more events like this in future so that they
could learn more.
As is the tradition of the Humane Education Team,
they asked the students questions after the lesson in order to assess how well
the pupils had grasped what was taught them, and the two pupils that gave the
most convincing answers demonstrating excellent comprehension of the topic were
given a T-Shirt each, the T-Shirts are courtesy of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
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