MAWS

14/11/2024

Today’s goes out to a handful of incredible people and companies that came to our aid at a time where the animals in a remote village desperately needed the help of MAWS.

On the 24th of October 2024, MAWS received an urgent call for help from Anthony, a resident of the Khwai village. Four dogs had been severely injured by lions, and the community's pets were heavily infested with parasites.

Typically, MAWS conducts an annual vaccination drive in the first half of the year. Having visited Khwai village in February 2024, our next scheduled visit was too far off to address the pressing issues the dogs faced.

Our team was ready to step in, but we faced a significant challenge – our vehicles were not equipped to handle the rough terrain leading to Khwai.

Immediately our committee reached out to their contact list and Mack Air generously donated flights to transport two MAWS team members to the Khwai Private Reserve airstrip, where the MmaTsebe Tented Camp team awaited to transport them to the village and assist them throughout the day.

With the invaluable help of Mackair and Mmatsebe Tented Camp, Vasco and Carmen travelled to Khwai on the 29th of October to attend to the dogs in need. Sadly, two of the injured dogs succumbed to their injuries before our team arrived, but we were able to treat the remaining two. Their wounds were cleaned, and they received a course of antibiotics to fight the infection.

The rest of the morning was spent driving around the village, administering parasite treatments. We treated 16 dogs and 2 cats. The dogs received ivomec injections for internal parasites and spot-ons or dips for ticks and fleas, manually removing as many as possible. The cats were given spot-ons for both internal and external parasites.

A heartfelt thank you to Mack Air for the flights and to Mmatsebe Tented Camp for their transportation and support throughout the day, with special mentions to Omo and OT for taking care of the team. We also extend our gratitude to Anthony for reaching out and guiding us through the village to ensure all households with pets were assisted.

05/11/2024

This beautiful little boy followed someone home in the Sedia area. He is safely at the vet while we look for his owners. He is about 8 to 10 weeks old and we are sure he is very lost and wanting to be home.
If you know this little puppy please give us a call on 76499440, let's help find his home.

25/10/2024

Are you looking for a furry best friend and family member? We have some precious souls here at the clinic that are all desperately looking for their perfect furever homes. Each and every one of these dogs and pups have the sweetest and most adorable personalities and are just waiting for their very own forever family.

If you can open up your home, and most importantly your heart, to one or two or more of these fun loving dogs, please give us a call on 76499440, we know they would love to meet you!

24/10/2024

Today's thank you goes to Laura from PROA in Spain. Carmen asked if they had any supplies that they could spare and when Laura arrived in Maun we were blown away with the amount of surgical supplies she brought with her for us to make use of in the clinic.
Bandages, wound dressings, sutures, surgical swabs, surgical instruments, drapes, gloves, needles, syringes, infusion sets and so much more.
Thank you Laura and the PROA team, we are beyond grateful for this incredible donation! These supplies are going to make such a difference in the clinic and on our mobile outreaches!

22/10/2024

Once again our food stores are running on the low side. If anyone could add a bag/tin of or dog food or puppy food to their grocery shop this week we and all the dogs would be so grateful 🥰

Many of the dogs in our care have come from traumatizing backgrounds and providing them with a safe environment, a full tummy and lots of love are just some of the ways we can show them what it's like to be happy again.

We are happy to collect any donations or they can be dropped directly at the clinic.

17/10/2024

We had a wonderful time at our Wild Western evening this past weekend and we have a whole load of folks to thank for helping us pull this off.

Gavin Godfrey and Nicky Elliot for supplying meat. Bronwyn Myburgh for cooking pulled Beef. Heather and Patrick Penstone for coleslaw. Tanya and Amy King for helping on the night and Yvette Nel for vegan dessert and helping on the night. Jared Dawson for the hammer and log challenge which was very popular and for setting up on the day. The Safari Destinations team. Shanni, Kristi and Doembie for setting up, music and line dancing.
Also a big thank you to Clive Torre, Rod Bateman, Jared Dawson, Brett Sinclaire and any other long suffering partners of our committee members for supporting all our functions.🤗
And of course to all of you who came to have some fun with us! We raised a whopping P13000 which will get put to good use helping MAWS and Equine Assist Maun .

A very big thank you to everyone from the bottom of our hearts 💕 🐾

07/10/2024

Join MAWS and Equine Assist Maun this coming weekend for a fun Wild Western evening and help us raise some much needed funds for both organisations.

Who doesn't love a good dress up?! AND for a good cause!

Buy your tickets now and avoid disappointment!!!

For bookings please make payment to the following details :

(use your name and western as reference )

then either whatsapp directly on +267 73592723 or email [email protected] with p.o.p

03/10/2024

Got a large garden and are looking for an entire pack of dogs, we have just the pack for you....

Just kidding, all jokes aside, if you are looking to adopt more than one dog from MAWS and are worried if they will get along, well we can assure you that they are all best friends, from tiny puppies to adult dogs, they are all so happy in each others company, especially when they are enjoying the cool aircon in the clinic 🐾🐕❤️

Give us a call on 76499440 and come and meet these beautiful souls.

02/10/2024

Our kennels are full and our food stores are running low. We have had a number of new dogs arriving at the clinic and we are needing to keep everyone's tummies full, and a few of the doggies need some fattening up.
We would appreciate it so much if you could add an extra bag or tin of dog/puppy food to your weekly grocery shop.
We are more than happy to collect any donations or items can be dropped directly at the clinic.

Hi hoomans, we don't wants to bother you but our hoomans here at MAWS have said we's running low on dog and puppy foods. Can you helps us fill our bowls, pawlease 🐾🐕🥰

We's needing some dry food (kibble) for us puppies and the older doggos. Ifs you can add a bag to your weekly shop, we would be so so happy. Our hoomans here can even come and fetch it from you. Or you can drop it off at the clinic so we's can say thanks in person. ❤️

Loves from all the MAWS doggos 🥰🐕

28/09/2024

Each year on the 28th of September we spread the word about a terrible disease, today is World Rabies Awareness Day. A day to highlight the devastation and heartache that this disease brings about, and a day to remind us that this disease is 100% preventable!

Rabies is a neurological disease, meaning that it targets the brain and central nervous system. The most common signs are foaming at the mouth and behavioural changes/aggression – this is due to the virus attacking the brain and spinal cord. It is a heart-breaking and gut-wrenching disease to witness, mainly because it is 100% preventable, this is what makes it so sad, as no animal should ever have to suffer this disease.

Once an animal has contracted rabies there is sadly no cure, 99% of animals will die from this virus. However, it is completely preventable by something as simple as a yearly vaccination. Many governments veterinary departments offer this free of charge.

We have not seen a Rabies outbreak in Maun for some time now, but that does not mean we must get complacent. As sad as it is Maun has very high numbers of stray dogs and cats which is a problem by itself let alone adding a fast-spreading disease to that population. Maun also borders many wildlife areas and rabies can easily spread from the domestic animals to the wildlife. By vaccinating our animals against rabies we are essentially creating a barrier of disease transmission from domestic animals to wild animals.

We urge you to check your pet's vet cards and make sure their rabies inoculations are up to date, if not please give us a call on +267 76 499 440 and we will happily schedule an appointment to get them vaccinated. Be a responsible pet owner.

27/09/2024

Meet our beautiful dogs and puppies that are looking for their furever families. Dogs have a remarkable way of letting go of the past and trusting humans again, many of these happy faces have been let down by humans before but with a little love and attention they all have so much love to give back to us.
If you would like to come and meet all of these happy hounds, maybe even put in an application to be their furever home, please give us a call on 76499440 or 73573774

23/09/2024

Our dogs had a fun weekend with Carmen and our new volunteers, but they are all desperate to have their very own loving families.

Scorpion and Emza - our two energetic and playful girls. Kgadi - our resilient young lad. Lisa - our beautiful girl who's always smiling. Cooper, Waffles and Shelly - our three young pups that are full of character.

All of these doggies are full of love and are the sweetest dogs, we know they would love to meet you. If you have space in your home but most importantly in your heart please consider adopting one or more of these precious souls - give us a call on 76499440

20/09/2024

Lost doggie from Disaneng Exit 3. He was last seen on Thursday morning, he is a dark brown brindle colour, white chest, grey around the mouth, one brown eye and one greyish white eye (blind in one eye). He is wearing a brown leather collar. This boy is 11 years old and his family are desperate to get him home. If you see him please contact us at MAWS on 76499440 or the following people:
Sabine on 71363470, Tata on 76 969 840 or Tiaan on 71707763

Let's help get this doggie home safely.

12/09/2024

This goes out to some very special hoomans.

Water Africa for the donation of pet shampoo and cleaning supplies. Aziz Motors for the donation of some much needed dog food. Ramita from Animal Assist Bw for her donation towards dog food and a splash pool. Yvette Nel for her monetary donation to MAWS for borrowing some catering equipment. Vicky Strachan for her very generous donation towards grass and medicine for all the starving horses and donkeys that Equine Assist Maun is so tirelessly trying to help.

To all of you, a very big thank you for our beautiful Lisa, all of the other animals and the humans of MAWS.

12/09/2024

We urge you to report any injured horse or donkey to Equine Assist Maun on the number listed below. Let's all do our part to help each and every animal in need.

We are so grateful to those members of the comminity that call and try and help animals in distress - you are our eyes and ears!

But Please , it is extremely difficult to help a large animal that has been lying down for days, the longer they are down, the less likely they are to get back up again and our only option is to end the suffering. Let's try intervene before it's too late. Don't wait - just report it.

Please share with your community groups!

Jessica Dawson Roxanne Sinclair MAWS

10/09/2024

With the temperature rising our pups are needing a way to cool off during the day... So they have taken to climbing into their water bowls. Does anyone have any plastic pools/large tubs etc that they no longer use and would be willing to donate to MAWS so that the pups have a fun place to splash around in?

06/09/2024

And out of our long term residents we still have Scorpion and Emza (they need to be rehomed together, so sweet and full of energy), and three of the beautiful brindle puppies (they are so full of love), and the beautiful Lisa (our resilient young girl who lost her leg to a car accident).
Give us a call to come and meet these awesome dogs!