The Liberia Animal Welfare and Conservation Society (LAWCS) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the World Rabies Day MSD Award for Sub-Saharan Africa. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of rabies prevention. The judging panel included individuals from the CDC, FAO, OIE, WHO, MSD and GARC, and MSD Animal Health. LAWCS
Liberia is a poor post war country in western Africa, with many problems including the recent Ebola crisis that killed over 4,000 people, high illiteracy rate, lack of electricity, high unemployment rate, and other problems that don’t involve animals or their welfare. The problems with animals, however, do exist. People have dogs and don’t know how to
Contents LAWCS` Humane Education Program In Liberia Campaign Against Pet Eating/Responsible Dog Ownership Vegan Outreach Program/Plant Based Diets for School Children LAWCS` Basic Animal Healthcare Program The Abandoned Chimpanzees in Liberia Conclusion LAWCS` Humane Education Program In Liberia Promoting care, compassion, and respect for all animals is fundamental to preventing animal cruelty. An active step
Dogs have been our friends and trusty helpers for thousands of years. They have shared our burdens, brought us joy, protected us from dangers, guarded our properties, and showed us the meaning of friendship. Dogs show us unconditional love. They do not care what we look like, whether we are rich or poor, whether we
Lawcs presentation at the conference from MorrisDarbo
The Liberia Animal Welfare Society, (LAWS) is a non-governmental, non-religious animal welfare organisation established in 2001. It was legally registered and accredited with the government of the Republic of Liberia in 2004. LAWS is presently the only animal welfare organisation that is established and recognised in the country. The overall aim of LAWS is to
The Liberia Animal Welfare Society Lofa Branch has been working with two organisations in administering free vaccines and other treatments for animals in some part of Lofa county. The below information will give you the detail about the work: We worked with Vets Without Borders team from America in administering rabies vaccine to dogs and