The Campaign Against Cruelty to Animals in Sierra Leone (CCA-SL), a community led animal welfare advocacy group, on Saturday 23rd November, 2024 launched a campaign program which seeks to change the way people treat animals particularly in Kailahun District and the country as a whole.
The Community and School Level Humane Education Program in Kailahun will help to positively change the mindset of human beings towards animals.
During the launching ceremony, Town Chief of Kailahun, Chief Alpha Maada Ndoleh lauded CCA- SL team and its partner civil society organisations for the initiative and added “This bold step will help to eradicate the widely practiced animal cruelties, particularly the eating of dogs and cats in Kailahun District.”
He commended the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) for their timely support to CCA-SL and appealed for its continued support. Chief Ndole condemned the eating of dogs and animal cruelty and strongly warned all to desist from such practice as perpetrators will be fined.
The Campaign Against Cruelty to Animals in Sierra Leone and its CSO partner, including community members, volunteer humane educators and children, also marched through the streets of Kailahun to campaign against the eating of dogs and cats.
They also used the event to raise awareness on the roles these animals play in the communities.
Also, the distribution of teaching and learning materials including registers, chalks, and training packages, was given to the volunteers’ humane educators for 500 children from 10 selected schools in Kailahun. Mega phones were also handed over to enable the volunteers reach out to other children and the public during assembly and community outreach programs.
A billboard depicting anti-animal cruelty messages will be erected in a strategic/ eye-catching location in Kailahun.
