Help the animals in Tanzania that are dying from harsh conditions and tortutre



• NEGLECT AND ABUSE. In Tanzania, the loving dog or cat culture is largely absent and puppies and kittens are often fated to a cruel, if not short, life. Abandoned and left to fend for themselves, animals are mistreated by some people who don’t realize that animals, like humans, are sentient beings.

• GUARD DOGS. Dogs are largely used as security and unfortunately are subjected to the traditional training of isolation, abuse and starvation.

• HIGH INTAKE. On average, we rescue anywhere between 25-40 new animals a month. Many of these animals are now brought to us by Tanzanian children who see us as an outlet to show care and concern over injured or sick animals.

• VETERINARY MEDICINE. 6-8 animals in our care need emergency surgery a month due to injuries sustained on the streets or human inflicted. We vaccinate and spay/neuter every animal in our care as well as carry out Trap-Neuter-Release programs and an ongoing feral cat spay campaign.

• WORKING ANIMALS. Donkeys are the backbone of this country. Donkeys help people in the rural areas to access clean water, harvest crops and transport goods. However, their welfare is often neglected as they are subjected to poor working conditions (hours in direct sunlight, not enough food or water, open wounds from the rope and disease)

• WILDLIFE-HUMAN CONFLICT. as populations in Tanzania grow it brings major conflict to wildlife in surrounding villages. ELT supports humane efforts to deter wildlife from entering villages, disrupting farming and preying on livestock. For example, erecting chilli pepper fences or installing behives in an attempt to protect crops against elephants and also help save the lives of elephants, who are on occasion killed due to human-elephant conflict. Cattle can fall a prey to lions and other wildlife, causing villagers or Maasai to attack and kill. Monkey's are also often targeted by people as they are seen as pests who can get into their homes, eat their food and even steal.

• ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED WILDLIFE. Dar es Salaam is a major transport hub of illegally trafficked wildlife.

• DYNAMITE FISHING AND THE SLAUGHTERING OF SEA TURTLES - Dynamite fishing is destroying our corals and killing habitat at a high rate in Tanzania. More education needs to happen to educate fisherman on the negative and long term effects dynamite fishing has on our ocean as well as education on protected species like the sea turtles.