Free Vaccinations, Surgeries For Cats And Dogs
In celebration of the upcoming World Veterinary Day in Uganda on April 27, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Uniquely Paws, an international organisation in animal welfare, is organising eight free vaccinations against rabies and surgery clinics.
Meg Hilbert Jaquay, the co-Founder of Uniquely Paws Ltd says this year’s event will take centre stage in Rakai and Kampala districts from April 24 to April 28,
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Animal Welfare As The Bedrock Of Public Health
Have you seen the new, yellow dog collars in your neighbourhood yet? This new initiative, created and funded by Uniquely Paws Ltd, a non-profit based in the USA, and run by our very own Meg Hilbert Jaquay and Sue Williams, is called The Yellow Collar Initiative. For every dog that receives a rabies vaccination in Uganda, they receive a yellow collar, each with a unique registration number on it, indicating that the animal has received a rabies vaccine, in which district the dog lives (1 is for Kampala, 2 is Wakiso, and so on), and the year they first received their collar.
World Rabies Day 2023
The world Rabies Day celebrations were concluded at the end of september and saw over 1138 animals vaccinated in the areas of Kampala, Wakiso, Gomba, and Mityana which are the districts with many stray animals according to animal protection NGO Uniquely Paws Founder Meg Jaquay.
Corcoran’s First Annual West Village Charity Dog Walk
Despite persistent rain on our originally planned day and even on the rain date, the First Annual West Village Charity Dog Walk emerged as an incredibly heartwarming success! Kudos to the spirited individuals who, undeterred by raindrops, enthusiastically joined us with their furry companions. Thanks to your remarkable support, we not only navigated through the rain but raised over $5,000 through the event!