For most, Mauritius is synonymous with pristine sandy beaches and breath-taking scenery. Unfortunately, this picture-perfect image is marred by the animal welfare situation which is grim. Low sterilisation rates coupled with high abandonment rates result in countless unwanted litters and strays who are often condemned to a life of misery, whereby they are exposed to malnutrition, ill-treatments, diseases and accidents. Their very survival becomes a daily struggle, and many would barely live if it were not for the efforts of countless animal lovers throughout the country who feed and care for them to the best of their ability.

It is widely accepted that the only humane solution to reducing the number of unwanted litters is sterilisation. An unsterilised female dog usually has two litters per year as from the age of six months and can have up to ten to twelve babies each time, many bound to a cruel fate. By spaying and neutering just one male and one female dogs, more than 67,000 births can be prevented in just six years! Also, sterilisation has countless health benefits for the animals, e.g. a reduction in the risk of mammary gland tumours, overine and/or uterine cancer, venereal tumours, etc, and an increase in life expectancy. It is hence hoped that the national catch-neuter-release programme, which has been launched recently, will greatly reduce the number of strays in the medium to long term, but unfortunately this won’t be the case any time soon.

Our NGO, The Neuter Warriors, is made up of a small group of volunteers whose aim is to improve the lives of animals in Mauritius. It has been registered with the Registry of Associations of Mauritius since October 2022, under registration n° 17166. Our main objective is to organise free sterilisation sessions for stray dogs and cats and owned pets from low-income families. Before our registration, all the members of our group were already active rescuers and together, we’ve organised six sterilisation sessions in total and successfully sterilised more than 220 dogs and cats until 2023. Our last two sterilisation campaigns took place in 2024. We then sterilised successfully 53 dogs and 30 cats, among which 9 were treated for mange and TVT. We also sterilised 28 dogs and 17 cats on an ad-hoc basis. We are planning to organise another such session in February 2025. We also need help to feed and care for many strays, as well as to sensitise further the population concerning the issues of sterilisation and animal welfare.

All this, of course, requires a lot of money and our efforts are all too often hampered by a lack of funds. To continue our endeavours, we desperately need your help and financial support.

 Please help us help them

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