Lake Naivasha: A beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. Afternoon winds and storms can cause the Lake to become suddenly rough and produce high waves. For this reason, the local Maasai people christened the lake Nai’posha meaning ”rough water”, which the British later misspelt as Naivasha. Much of the lake is surrounded by forests [...]

For years, pigs have been ridiculed, degraded and demonized by human beings. In the Middle East and other Arabian countries, it is forbidden, due to religious beliefs, to eat or own pigs because they are considered dirty and filthy. In truth, the animals are not filthy but that’s an argument for another day.
The English [...]

There is really no good reason why animals should be killed for dissections and used in experiments for education and training purposes while modern and innovative methods without the use of animals exist, and have become the norm at many universities. Africa Network for Animal Welfare was in September 2009 privileged to host the [...]

Like-minded animal welfare organizations and individuals convened in Nairobi in September 21st -22nd 2009 during which they declared to pursue an African Declaration for Animal Welfare (ADAW).
According to resolutions adopted by participants representing eleven countries from across Africa and supported by participants from the UK, India, Switzerland and Mexico, the African Declaration will be an [...]

A major Africa animal welfare event is scheduled for this September in Kenya’s Capital City -Nairobi. The first of its kind, the Pan African Seminar on alternatives to animal experiments in education and training will bring together animal campaigners, policy makers, curriculum developers, scientists, teachers, laboratory technicians and students.
The importance of this seminar jointly [...]

In 2008 ANAW launched a three year pilot project in Nairobi, Kenya seeking to control dog population through Spay/Neuter. The first phase was 24th Sept-1st October 2008; the second phase will run from 21st June-16th July 2009.
The program was borne out of a realization that uncontrolled stray dog population is a threat to the human [...]

Illegal poaching of many endangered animals is still reality in Africa despite efforts by conservationists and African countries’ governments. In yester years, many poachers hunted for trade in game trophies. Today, a significant number of people poach for bush meat trade because many African countries are running out of food.
There is very small number [...]

ANAW conducts community education to sensitize people on a varied number of issues at hand. After carrying out rabies vaccination for instance the team educates communities on the importance of having their animals vaccinated against rabies and dog population control issues.
Community education and awareness is a continuous process necessary in promoting the peoples appreciation and [...]

” Children trained to extend justice, kindness and mercy to animals become more just, kind and considerate in their relations with each other. Character training along these lines will result in men and women of broader sympathies, more humane, more law-abiding and in every respect more valuable citizens.’’
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Following several years of experience working with communities in wildlife regions in Kenya, Africa Network for Animal Welfare concluded that it was difficult to address the poaching issue without acceptable alternative initiatives that would put food on the table and generate income for the people.
As a result, the Sustainable Alternatives to Bush meat Trade project [...]