Animals in the Circus: A Lifetime of Misery
The world over, using animals in circuses, entertainment or cultural rituals is prevalent. Kenya and Spain still condone the age old barbaric sport of bullfighting, while dog fighting remains rampant in some parts of the United States. The use of animals in such cruel sports is an unnecessary and inhumane practice that is harmful to both the animals and the public. Unlike the human performers...
Read MoreConservationists: higher priority for wildlife law enforcement needed now than ever before
Efforts towards wildlife conservation got fresh impetus as a conservation meeting in Qatar sent a strong warning to organized and sophisticated criminal gangs involved in poaching. Enforcement experts from Interpol, Customs and Government officials attending the triennial general assembly of the Convection of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) raised a red...
Read MoreStudent leader champions use of alternatives to lab animals
http://www.anaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AnimalAlternatives-300x180.jpgPassive, subservient learning is characteristic of many students in many institutions of higher learning in Kenya. Questioning lecturers on content and challenging the existing modes of teaching is considered rude and disrespectful. Many students cower at a sharp glance or a strict word from a professor. Not so for Dennis Makau, a third year student in Veterinary Medicine at the University of...
Read MoreNaivasha Communities: Cheap Valentine Roses will not Kill our Freshwater Lake
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 of the yellow barked Acacia...
Read MoreSwine Flu: Is the pig guilty?
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 figure of speech, ‘flying pig’ has been used every so often in many...
Read MoreHumane Education: Technology now Saving Lab Animals
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 groundbreaking initiative to promote and implement such...
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