Support for Have A Heart-Namibia

Dear AKI Supporters,

Thank you for coming to the rescue of this foal!

Usually, your donations to AKI for Have a Heart's spay/neuter campaigns support the sterilization of dogs and cats in Luderitz, Aus, and Bethanie, and also provide funds for treating any emergency condition or injury. But sometimes during a spay/neuter campaign, the HAH team gets a surprise.

During the spay day in Bethanie in October, a donkey was brought to the clinic and needed surgery (we gave the ok to cover that with AKI funds), and then in December, in Stinkwater (yes, Namibia), the HAH vet (Dr. Maya) was called to help a little 3-week old horse (see pictures). He had injuries that were so full of pus, he was dehydrated because it was too painful for him to drink, he was so weak. Dr. Maya didn't think he would pull through. But with the help of Dr. Maya and his family, he stood up to his new name, Fighter. We were happy to provide the funding to cover his treatment-and to save his life! HAH officially only supports spay/neuter of dogs and cats, so it was really important that we-our AKI donors-were able to fill the gap.

HAH now has a mobile clinic, which will allow HAH-Luderitz, Aus, & Bethhanie (and other HAH groups) to go farther into Namibia's small towns and settlements this coming year, where they expect to find more donkeys, horses, sheep, and goats. AKI will be there to help them with any emergency needs.

At the beginning of January, HAH's Geesche went along on the 1st trip in the mobile clinic (see picture of the mobile clinic). She came away seeing that "all these little towns have so much more for us to do and there are endless little towns." The 1st official trip in the mobile cinic was just yesterday (21 January), to Karibib, with 30 spay/neuters (sadly, 2 dogs had to be put down.) With your help, we'll be supporting future mobile clinics and lifesaving rescues, and of course, we'll keep you updated on progress. 

Links:

• The AKI Blog keeps you updated on Namibia HAH & rural SPCAs