ALL CREATURES Animal Welfare Trust News

Cookie is a friendly dog who was rescued by police from roadside vendors.  She was among seven rescued puppies, four of whom got adopted.  She came to ALL CREATURES in December 2016. Cookie is very good with people and also good with other dogs.  If you are looking for a pet, do not hesitate to come to ALL CREATURES offices opposite Civo stadium in Area 9.  Feel free to call  01 751 934 for more information about Cookie. Playful Cookie

World Spay day was commemorated on February 26th, and to play our role in the significance of this day, ALL CREATURES Lilongwe organized a two-day Spay and neuter mobile clinic in the Chinsapo area in Lilongwe. Chinsapo is a high density area with  mostly low income families so to offer this service is a big deal. This took place on February 23rd and 24th, from 8:00 am to around 4 pm.  People and their dogs gathered at the Chinsapo clinic in the early morning hours. This was a team effort by ALL CREATURES staff and volunteers.  There were three vets on hand to do the surgeries, three nurses and several staff helping around with anything from preparing the dogs for surgery, making sure there was organization and that things were moving smoothly.  All in all, it was a successful effort as more than 150 dogs were spayed and neutered. Dr Tichu operating The waiting line People and their pets waiting for their turn

Cindy is a friendly and playful dog who was rescued by the police from illegal roadside vendors.  She is very good with people and very friendly with kids.  She likes playing and she has a calm disposition. She came to ALL CREATURES in November 2016.  If you would love to have Cindy as yours, don't hesitate to call 01 751 934 or email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org.  Cindy

Bella is a lovely, friendly dog who is a bit timid with people but very friendly with other dogs. She was rescued by the police from roadside vendors, a story all too common in Malawi. She came to ALL CREATURES in October 2016.  If you are interested in giving Bella a forever home, then reach out to ALL CREATURES which is located in Area 9. You can also call 01 751 934 or email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org. Bella

Hope's story is indeed one bursting with hope.  Her owner hit her with a car and brought her to ALL CREATURES so that she could be put down. She was saved but her right hind leg was amputated, which makes her a three-legged powerhouse. She is friendly, dominant and energetic.  She eats a lot but has to be on a diet to keep her weight off because of her situation. If you are interested in bringing hope to Hope's story by adopting her, please call 01 751 934, email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org, or even visit ALL CREATURES offices which are located in area 9.

Lulu is a very friendly dog who was rescued by the police while she was being sold as a pup by roadside vendors, along with seven other puppies.  Five of the puppies got adopted, and two are remaining. Lulu is good with other dogs and people. She is a bit timid, which is good because she doesn't like fighting.  She came to ALL CREATURES in November of 2016. If you are interested in adopting Lulu, please call 01 751 934 or email to ashley@allcreaturestrust.org.

Kate is an amazing surrendered dog who was handed over to ALL CREATURES because the owner was moving. She is friendly and is good with people. She is over two years old and she came to ALL CREATURES in June 2017.  If you are interested in giving Kate a home, feel free to visit ALL CREATURES in area 9, Lilongwe, call 01 751 934 or email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org. Kate

Daisy's story is traumatic and inspiring at the same time.  Traumatic because she was found hit by a car on the side of the road, left to die. She was extremely critical when ALL CREATURES found her, literally just bones. She was severely wounded and lost a lot of fur from her injuries.  She came to ALL CREATURES in 2018.  Her left hind leg got amputated and it took four months to heal after surgery. If you saw her today, you would know that she is a survivor, that's what makes her story inspiring. She is very good with people but slightly dominant with other dogs. If you would like to adopt Daisy, please call 01 751 934 or email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org.  ALL CREATURES is located in area 9 in Lilongwe. Daisy

Bubbles is a very playful dog. She is slightly over 2 years old. She, along with six other puppies were confiscated by the police from illegal roadside vendors. The other six puppies were adopted, only Bubbles is remaining. She is a friendly dog and would be good for security as well. ALL CREATURES is located in Area 9 in Lilongwe.  If you are interested in adopting Bubbles please call 01 751 934 or email ashley@allcreaturestrust.org Bubbles

WORLD VETERINARY DAY- April 20th On 26th April, we celebrated World Veterinary Day by offering free deworming to our clients. We would like to show our gratitude to our three phenomenal vets who work tirelessly to help the animals of Malawi. Thank you Dr. Richard, Dr. Delphine, and Dr. Pacifique for choosing a profession that isn't the prettiest or most luxurious, but one of upmost importance, providing necessary medical assistance to those without a voice. On World Vet Day, our vets performed a serious orthopedic surgery to a small pup who had been accidentally run over by a car and severely fractured his leg. Teddy was brought in immediately, which helped save his leg. We asked Dr. Banza to come in to assist as they had to insert surgical pins to place the leg and reduce the fracture. After being wrapped in a cast, Teddy is now healing well and will hopefully learn his lesson to not chase cars! Once again, we owe thanks to our vet team, a one of...

A group of American veterinarians and vet techs mobilized resources as a team to conduct a spay and neuter clinic in Mzuzu at the St Augustine Catholic Parish. ALL CREATURES coordinated and organised the logistics for this landmark activity to further extend its support to the Mzuzu ADD and the Mzuzu City Council in controlling the swelling stray dog population and the looming crisis of canine rabies in the community.  This year alone, ALL CREATURES Mzuzu Veterinary Centre has confirmed 5 rabies cases, of only reported cases. This may just be the tip of the iceberg and therefore this year's Volunteer efforts of sterilizing all the pets that were brought give our community activity a new dimension.  the team managed to sterilize 197 dogs over a period of three days. The team comprised of five veterinary doctors, predominantly from the United States. ALL CREATURES and the team would like to inform all potential candidates to participate in next year's Vo...

Dear Readers, ALL CREATURES Animal Welfare Trust is delighted to inform you that we successfully completed this years Spay Month with an exceedingly successful World Spay Day celebrations in Chinsapo Community in Lilongwe, Malawi. The Trust conducted Spay Month celebration in two sites; Dr Pacifique Busirwe and Dr Delphine Rwamelika led and provided free spay surgeries all-day Saturdays and Thursdays at the Mzuzu and Lilongwe Veterinary Centres respectively. Twenty-one spays were done in this time alone. In addition, a team led by Dr Delphine, conducted a community spay clinic that run frrom Saturday 24th to Tuesday 28th, sterilised 241 dogs and vaccinates 461 dogs against rabies.

Mzuzu, May 18, 2018:  Mzuzu Agriculture Development Division (Mzadd) has bemoaned the tendency by some city residents to abandon their dogs whenever they relocate to other areas, saying the situation has given rise to stray dogs in the city. Speaking in an interview Wednesday, Mzadd Programmes Manager Wellington Phewa, said the rise in stray dogs is compromising efforts to fight rabies in the city as there is nobody to take them for vaccination. Phewa bemoaned that Mzadd and Mzuzu City Council’s joint effort to remove homeless dogs from the streets is seemingly in vain as the number keeps increasing. “We are still encountering the problem of increase in stray dogs because most people, when moving out of the city, tend to leave their dogs behind without anyone to care for them,” he said. He added that though city bylaws restrict the number of dogs per household to two, some have more dogs which they fail to manage.  “We are appealing to all people to be responsible a...

ALL CREATURES Animal Welfare Trust will hold yet the biggest World Spay Day ever in the country. It is anticipated to have 8 veterinarians, four veterinary nurses, two education Officers and 13 veterinary students.  This year's World Spay Day shall be held for four days 24,25,26 & 27th this February in Chinspao, Lilongwe the Central business district of Malawi. The team project to sterilise over 5,00 dogs in that period. You are therefore requested to bring all your dogs on the above mentioned days. Ensure that the dogs are starved the night before in order to limit associated risks during aneathesia. We also appeal to all the well-meaning people to come and support this drive to reduce the number of straying dogs and reduce canine rabies in the area. The support can come through physical presence, especially animal health professionals and teachers or through in-kind support like food and water for the volunteers. All sterilised dogs shall be ...

ALL CREATURE'S CHILDREN'S LEAGUE This past December we had a very special gathering of people, our youth of Malawi, to bring awareness to animal welfare issues facing this country.  ALL CREATURES Children's League, founded by our Director's daughter, Martha met at  VASBYT farm situated outside of Lilongwe. Here, the children were exposed to  pig farming, fish farming, and brick making, things they don't get to see or learn about living in the capital city.                                                                                                                Brick Making day on the farm The Children's League is made up of young student leaders, passionate about our animals. They...

ROOTS & SHOOTS Malawi Youth Education on Animal Welfare, Environmental Sustainability, and Community Engagement  As many schools went on holiday for the month of December, one of our largest Roots & Shoots clubs remained very active in their community and here at ALL CREATURES. Lead by Education Coordinator, Joshua Nyasulu, several Chinsapo Youth Club volunteers came to our facility to teach our caretaker how to build fire briquettes, using paper instead of firewood. This is a more environmentally sustainable activity as we no longer have to rely on trees but on old scrap paper that we collect around the office as well as from our Roots & Shoots clubs. These briquettes act as charcoal and burn much longer than typical charcoal and firewood.  ALL CREATURES Care taker and Chinsapo Youth R&S Club Volunteers shred paper for briquettes The final product, briquettes, which need 5-7 to fully dry                Ma...

PROTECTION AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY: VET STORIES  Our vets in the ALL CREATURES Clinic had some extraordinary work to do this month. We had several cases of abuse and neglect but none as bad as Biscuit's, a small puppy who was rescued by a film crew in Kasungu after seeing his owner kick and beat it with a stick. The beating was so bad, Biscuit needed a metal rod put into his shoulder, which was quite a complex surgery (see xray below) . Biscuit is only about 5 months old, which means he should fully heal and soon be able to walk without pain or a limp. It is an absolute atrocity to hear of someone beating a puppy this young. We are so happy the members of the film crew came to his rescue and immediately took him away from his owner, no questions asked. Luckily Biscuit is still the world's happiest puppy who greets everyone he sees and is desperate for playmates! Our vets also had a case where Frozy (pictured below) had been stoned by his owner's neighbo...

In Malawi and indeed many African countries that I have lived, the phrases ‘animal rights’ and ‘animal welfare’ are often used interchangeably, but there is a significant difference between the two. It is therefore our role as animal welfare people to try and paint the difference between these two significantly different ideologies as any advocate for animal compassion is dismissed immediately as a space wasting animal rightist in most social settings.  It is with cynicism that most animal well being advocates are viewed by the general public and sadly also by policy developers. This is indeed the reason why most African countries grapple with archaic or even non-existent animal utilization regulations. Animal utilization by man-kind has been documented in many different spheres of society that varies from status, haulage, food, war, medicine, tourism, culture & tradition, security and even worship. This is by no means an exhaustive list of human use for animals but demo...

A MESSAGE FROM OUR TEAM! Our ALL CREATURES staff have been very busy this month, as we officially opened our second office in Mzuzu (find our story below). With our additional office, we welcome new staff members to the team: Vet Manager  Dr. Bruce Mwiinga , Administrative Assistant Tionge Namatumbo , vet nurses Faith Pemba , Mercy Zimba , and intern  Blessings Chilanga . Dr. Bruce comes to us from Zambia where he recieved a degree in Veterinary Science from the University of Zambia. He came to Malawi as manager of the  East Coast Fever (ECF) vaccination campaign we held in Mzimba district. He specializes in livestock health and does livestock vaccination clinics throughout Mzuzu.  In addition to the opening of a new office, we hosted three vet volunteers from the Netherlands. They assisted us greatly with the spay and neuter clinic in Mzuzu as well as with pertinent diagnosis and operations at the Lilongwe clinic. These kinds of v...

After establishing our new Mzuzu  Animal Resource Centre , we conducted a mass rabies vaccination campain at the Veterinary Clinic that is located in Kanigina Mzuzu.  Rabies is among the worst zoonotic disease in the world and responsible for over 70,000 human deaths annually. The control of this viral disease control continues to pose global public health challenges in the developing world. In developing countries, over 90% of confirmed and reported cases of human exposure are from domestic dogs. In Malawi ALL CREATURES ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST partnered with the Mzuzu City Council, Mzuzu ADD and the Humane Society International to rid Mzuzu City of this killer disease. In August ALL CREATURES run a similar exercise with the Community Veterinary Clinic (Florida)  under the Community Health Coalition to vaccinate all the dogs in Enkwendeni in South Mzimba. The rabies vaccination clinic held on the 2 nd December vaccinated over 640 dogs f...