Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte in ganz Österreich impfen in dieser Woche Haustiere und spenden die Hälfte des Impfhonorars für unser Projekt CARE 4 DOGS - Medizinische Hilfe für Straßenhunde.

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We collect donations of medicines, work with dedicated local animal welfare organizations and treat dogs directly on site. Our focus areas for next year are Eastern Europe, East Africa and the Asian region.

Not only humans, but also parasitic diseases contribute to the suffering of street dogs. Fleas, ticks and mites can transmit dangerous pathogens.

Worldwide, there are 59,000 humane deaths per year. In Tanzania alone, 1,500 people die each year. 40% of the fatalities are children. Rabies is 99% transmitted through dog bites. Rabies is 100% preventable through vaccination.

Together with our partner organizations of Vétérinaires sans Frontières International, we have been fighting...

Dog bites are the most common cause of rabies transmission to humans, accounting for 99%. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus kills 59,000 people worldwide every year, 20,000 of them in India alone. 40% of the fatalities are children.

Free-roaming dogs often come into conflict with humans. In search of water and food, they seek out the vicinity of human settlements. But humans are often afraid of strays. The consequences are mistreatments in which the animals are seriously injured or even die.

Many stray dogs lack water, food, and adequate shelter from heat or cold. In many countries, their populations are limited by trapping and killing. In addition, thousands are shot, poisoned or skinned for fun and die a slow, agonizing death.

The AFSA (Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa) invites you to a series of online webinars in September and October, exploring the many ways Agroecology can provide sustainable African solutions to the multiple crises we face.

The topics:

14. September 2023: Our Land is Our Life: Agroecology versus industrial land use

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There are an estimated 750 million stray dogs worldwide. For years, Veterinarians without Borders has been committed to helping street dogs in crisis areas, such as South Sudan, or in countries like India, which has one of the largest stray dog populations in the world with 35 million dogs. Together with our cooperation partners, we provide urgent help for street dogs in crisis areas and...

This week, vets are vaccinating pets as usual and donating half of the vaccination proceeds to Veterinarians without Borders. This year the donations will go to our project CARE 4 DOGS - Medical help for street dogs.