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Lois Njagi of Hands off Our Elephants campaign show-cased this campaign, which is tryingto bring awareness of the plight of elephants in Kenya.John Mbaria and Salisha Chandra observed that in the case of KUAPO, poaching is seen as asymptom of the larger problems of the nation. When communities turn and begin tosupport and work with poachers, as is happening in some parts of Africa, then the problemis much bigger than just poaching.‘Community leaders say that were they to get real benefitsfrom wildlife, they would zealously protect them frompoachers in the same way they guard their livestockJohn Mbaria (ANAW-KUAPO) & Salisha ChandraThey observed that wildlife tourism accounts for over 70% of tourism revenue in manyAfrican countries, including Kenya. KUAPO strongly believes that conservation is aboutaddressing the people, as that is where the problems are and where the solution lies.Consideration of these campaigns should be on the realization that at community levelpeople are looking for two things - recognition for their offer of land (benefits) andcompensation for the loss brought about by interaction with animals.RESEARCH ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATIONPresentations1. Fostering a Sustainable Culture of Attitude and Care For Animals; a case study ofthe cattle respect program in India Sophie Greger - Animals’ Angels2. Catalyzing Change in Attitude and Behavior; Promoting Animal Welfare Educationin Schools - Diana Hulme; Education Director – Society for the Protection of AnimalsAbroad3. Advancing the Interests of Animals Through the Political, Legal, Cultural andAttitude Systems Through Effective Advocacy - Stanley Mwangi; CEO - Network forEnvironment Communication and Animal Welfare AwarenessSophie Greger of Animal Angels gave a harrowing account of poor animal transportation inIndia.She implored delegates not to see this as an issue in India only, noting that the case of pooranimal transportation is an area that needs the engagement of many animal welfare actors.Due to poor infrastructure and large distances, many communities across Africa still relyon animal transport, while many still have to transport animals to distant locations forslaughter or sale. The case of Animals’ Angels in India, a program that seeks to ensurecommunity engagement in addressing poor transportation is a good lesson for Africa.Sophie said it has succeeded in building partnerships with communities, nationalorganizations and international agencies. This, she noted is a good case for learning thatcan be applied to Africa.Diana Hulme of the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) noted thatReport of The 1 st International Pan African Animal Welfare Alliance (PAAWA) 2013 Page 26
animal welfare education in schools is an important step in enhancing respect,responsibility and compassion in children.‘Animal welfare education in schools to enhance respect,responsibility and compassion in children’Diana Hulme of SPANA (file photo)She reiterated that teaching children to be kind to animals has been a core objective ofSPANA’s work since the charity was founded 90 years ago. She said that children aretaught that non-human animals are like humans in that they are sentient, have the samebasic needs and can suffer if their needs are not fulfilled. She added that chilren are taughtthat animals play an important part in all our lives and that we have a collectiveresponsibility towards them. Internationally, there is a growing movement towards thisstyle of education as many believe it contributes towards creating a more stable and moralsociety. In Kenya, SPANA is collaborating with Africa Network for Animal Welfare toestablish animal welfare clubs in schools that will be a platform for teaching animalwelfare. She added that this program is being piloted with a long term plan of rolling it outacross Africa.Stanley Mwangi of the Network for Environment Communication and Animal WelfareAwareness asked that animal welfare organizations set indicators of progress in animalwelfare (for individual animals and for the communities and owners of the animals).He said that advocacy for animal welfare has come a long way and a lot of gains have beenrealized but a great deal remains to be done. The situation in Kenya and many Africancountries is quite depressing as far as animal welfare is concerned.Among the challenges that undermine the welfare of animals in the region includes; weakanimal welfare legislation and enforcement, entrenched negative attitudes towardsanimals, inadequate political participation, declining cultural and value systems,inadequate animal welfare education, low levels of media involvement as well politicalconflicts. All these are areas where advocacy efforts have been targeted with varyingdegrees of success.He gave a nine point pillar to effective animal welfare advocacy1. Obtain official authorization: Establish what kind of authorization is needed to theparticular advocacy action you intend to take to avoid unnecessary confrontation withthe authorities. With the necessary authorization you will be able to have petitionssigned, undertake polls, walk on some streets among others.2. Enthusiastic supporters: Find people who are passionate and enthusiastic aboutanimal welfare and are willing to participate. Ensure these supporters have diverseattributes, professional backgrounds for instance communicators, politicians, legalpractitioners and some who are well connected.3. Mobilize funds: To effectively undertake an advocacy campaign finances are importantand mobilizing of these resources should be done early enough. Explore the variousmethods of mobilizing resources.Report of The 1 st International Pan African Animal Welfare Alliance (PAAWA) 2013 Page 27
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