Donkey Clinic in Tanzania

During August, the Meru Animal Welfare Organisation (MAWO) in Tanzania carried out donkey clinic at Losoito village. A total of 321 donkeys were dewormed by using 1% Ivermectin and to control both endoparisite and ectoparasites for animal’s health.
65 donkeys had wounds and most of the wounds were due to poor harnessing, poor carts, tying of the leg with narrow rope and sometimes the donkeys bite each other. These wounds were cleaned with iodine, treated with pen strep (antibiotics), meloxicom (pain relief) and topical antibiotic wound spray.
Among the management items that were done during the donkey clinic was hoof trimming, in order to avoid rotting of the hooves as well as smoothing the hooves for pain relief while walking.
Because of the wounds due to poor harnessing, the team carried out harnessing demonstrations to educate the community about the importance of humane harnessing for the animals' health.