Animal-Kind International Blog

Each AKI Blog post features an AKI Partner Organization, AKI Grant Recipient, or an individual or organization making a difference for animals in poor/resource-poor countries, where there is very little public support for animal welfare. In posts about our supported organizations, you'll also find details of how they use your donations to AKI.

Animal-Kind International

Jan 18, 2018

A Rose in Niger

This story has everything: a dog, heroes and heroines, a heartwarming rescue, international intrigue, suspense, drama, comedy, and more. I rate it 5 stars! Last year July 4, I woke up to a message from Sandra (our AKI partner in Tanzania, Mbwa wa Africa); she had received a phone call from an American in Niger. Sandra wrote, "It was about a dog of course, I didn’t fully understand the whole story – first I’m German, second the connection was breaking up all the time – but wha