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Will Nairobi shoot dogs, vaccinate them, or serve them for dinner?

August 12, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Governor’s proposals confuse & alarm Kenya             NAIROBI, Kenya––Does Nairobi County governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko want to shoot street dogs,  vaccinate them against rabies,  or serve them for dinner? Three and a half months after the Sonko administration began running the three proposals up the flagpole to see who might salute,  neither Nairobi citizens,  news […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Kenya, Meat issues, Population control, Street dogs, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Mike Mbuvi Sonko, Muhari Muriithi, Nina Odongo, Sebastian Mwanza

“Kenya’s wildlife should remain in the wild” –– Sidney Quntai, 57

May 4, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Little known outside Kenya, hugely influential within             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Pioneering Kenyan journalist and wildlife advocate Sidney Quntai Tauwo,  57,  died “on the morning of April 20,  2018 after a short illness which he courageously fought,  but lost,”  Africa Network for Animal Welfare senior officer for communications and advocacy Sebastian Mwanza emailed to ANIMALS 24-7 on […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Habitat, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Laws, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Thailand, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Chris Mbaisi, Eric Latiff, G.G. Kariuki, Josphat Ngonyo, Mwai Kibaki, Patrick Mugo Mugo, Ramadhan Rajab, Sebastian Mwanza, Sidney Quntai Tauwo

The untold story of the conflict in Laikipia, Kenya

March 17, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by Sebastian Mwanza (Sebastian Mwanza is media representative for the Africa Network for Animal Welfare) Heavily armed pastoralist groups numbering about 10,000 from the Samburu, Baringo, Pokot and Isiolo districts of central Kenya,  bringing more than 135,000 cattle with them,  have over the past four months forcefully moved into ranches and conservancies in Laikipia county, […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Food, Food security, Global, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Meat issues, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poaching & trafficking, Sheep & goats, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Sebastian Mwanza

Kenya crisis shows need to transition out of animal agriculture

March 17, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

The issue is not just grazers vs. wildlife U.S. and European concern over the drought-driven conflict besetting central Kenya in early 2017 tends to focus on the impacts afflicting wildlife,  wildlife habitat,  and eco-tourism. This is understandable because these are the aspects of Kenya most often seen by outsiders,  as viewers of wildlife documentaries,  films […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Endangered species, Ethiopia, Food security, Global, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Kenya, Opinions & Letters, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife Tagged With: Gitau Mbaria, Josphat Ngonyo, Merritt Clifton, Rasna Warah, Sebastian Mwanza

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