Animal-Kind International Blog

The Uganda SPCA relies on AKI donors for about 1/2 of the costs to run their shelter, The Haven. Here's a round-up of how USPCA spent AKI funds in the last half of 2018, including some of the animals that benefited from AKI donor support (continued from our last AKI Blog post about the USPCA, which took us through June 2018). Here's the breakdown of how the USPCA used AKI funds during 2018: Every day, Haven staff take care of more than 250 cats and dogs! To further break this

Your donations cover about 50% of the Uganda SPCA shelter's operating costs--these are the costs to keep the Uganda SPCA shelter, The Haven...well....operating! Here's what that actually means for the USPCA's bottomline: From March to June, your donations paid for: Feeding 25 dogs @$1 per day for 60 days Feeding 20 dogs @$1 per day for 40 days (posho, meat, mince, bones Feeding puppies/kittens special food for 3 months March to May (silver fish, rice, milk) Rent for months of

These posters are from five to six years ago. I'm not sure where the dogs are now--someone may be able to tell us (since USPCA records weren't computerized, it's difficult to check back that far). The dogs' stories are fairly typical of dogs that the USPCA rescued then and still rescues now. I wanted to create a memory page for these dogs, to remember each as an individual, hopefully each living a happy life. #Uganda #TheHaven

FOR 2016 & BEYOND, PLEASE SEE OTHER AKI BLOG POSTS ABOUT HOW THE USPCA USES AKI FUNDS This post compiles some of AKI's support to USPCA during 2011-2015. During that time, donations to AKI meant that we could cover a large portion of Uganda SPCA's operating costs. Because of AKI donors, the USPCA was able to purchase needed medicines and cat and dog food, had funds to cover the cost of transport for Haven staff to respond to cruelty complaints, pay for shelter renovations, an

AKI sends all of our partner organizations 3 disbursements/year. For each disbursement, our partners are required to provide detailed information about how they use AKI donor funds. We send disbursements around 1 May, 1 September, and 30 December each year. So the 3rd disbursement of the year is usually used during the first months of the next year. Uganda SPCA used our 3rd disbursement of 2016 during January-May 2017 for the following. 1. USPCA Staff Salaries (approximately

AKI partner organizations use AKI funds for their priority needs--as long as it furthers animal rescue, protection, and welfare. This is so important for the USPCA because without AKI donors, they wouldn't have the money for rent, staff salaries, transport to rescue cats and dogs, and other priorities --all things needed to keep the USPCA Haven (the only animal shelter in Uganda) open and operating! Read below about some of the ways that AKI donors have helped the USPCA durin

On Thursday 6th April, Samantha (Sam) Maw interviewed Alex Ochieng, Manager of the Uganda SPCA shelter, The Haven. Here's what they talked about. I used to live and work in Uganda and made regular visits to the USPCA. I rescued a couple of puppy litters and fostered two young pups during my last year. I even took my class on a school trip there to learn about the work of the USPCA and the vision of Alex Ochieng, its manager. I remember my first visit to the compound very clea

The Uganda SPCA has been busy! This article will give you just a taste of what life's been like at the USPCA over the last few months. During the last half of 2016, AKI donors covered: USPCA Haven (shelter) rent for August and October Haven staff salaries: 5 employees in June; 6 employees in July; and 7 employees in October (this includes the new Haven vet, Dr. Bernard) Transport to bring mama cat and 2 kittens from Mbarara to The Haven (about 3 hours each way) Transport for