n the tiny tropical island of La Digue in the Seychelles, a tragedy exists: dogs and cats are born into lives of never-ending hardship – they are struggling to find food, suffering from untreated injuries and illness and neglected simply because there are not enough resources to care for them. They breed uncontrollably and live short, sad lives and die.
La Digue is only 3,9 square miles (10 km²) – you can walk around it in a few hours or less – but some 3000 people live there, along with their pets and more than 200 homeless street animals.
Animal welfare on the island is critically underfunded. Veterinary services are extremely limited and for many families, even basic care is out of reach in a place where $850 is a typical monthly income. To get treatment, animals must be transported by ferry to the main island, something few can afford.
On La Digue, injuries like these are left untreated as veterinary care is scarce. Source: SSPCA
We have a chance to help all the animals on La Digue.
The Seychelles government has given us permission to take our vet team to the island and reach as many vulnerable animals as possible during our three-day campaign.
A generous donor has stepped forward to cover the sterilization costs for 200 dogs and cats during our upcoming campaign. This extraordinary gift means we can now focus on something equally urgent: vaccinating animals, treating painful illnesses and injuries and carrying out emergency surgeries for those suffering the most.
Now, we need your help to amplify this life-saving gift.
Network for Animals has partnered with the Seychelles SPCA (SSPCA) to carry out the campaign between 22 and 24 May.
In just three days, we have the chance not only to prevent thousands of unwanted births, but also to provide desperately needed veterinary care to animals who have suffered in silence for far too long.
This is a challenging mission, and we cannot do it without the help of animal lovers like you.
The street animals on La Digue need your help to give them the necessary vaccinations, wound care, parasite treatment and emergency surgeries they so desperately need. Source: SSPCA
The mercy mission is challenging because of the island’s isolation and helping the animals is costly. Many animals on La Digue have never been examined by a veterinarian.
Your donation today can help fund vaccinations, wound care, parasite treatment, emergency surgeries and critical medication for animals in desperate need. It can mean the difference between prolonged suffering and a second chance at life.
We have just one chance to help these animals while our team is on the island.
This is more than a mission. It is a chance to change the future of every animal on La Digue, for the better. Source: SSPCA
It took us three years to get the necessary permissions, but the cats and dogs of La Digue are in such trouble that we must help. You can see from our pictures why this mission matters so much.
Thanks to one generous donor, 200 dogs and cats will now be sterilized. But many of these animals still need urgent medical care, vaccinations and treatment for painful conditions that have gone untreated for far too long.
With the campaign finally on track, we must act now to ensure every possible animal is reached during those three vital days.
Please donate today and help us bring life-saving veterinary care to the animals of La Digue.
