29/08/2024
Such amazing colours and beautiful eyes you find amongst our street cats in Zanzibar. Both are young females, one already neutered, the other waiting for, and can be adopted. Please contact us: +255 776 066 346
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Karibu! Welcome to the first Paka Clinic of Zanzibar, dedicated to improving the lives of the street
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Our aim is to obtain a manageable number of cats in Stone Town, and in due course, also in the Archipelago. This will reduce undue suffering and sickness and improve living conditions for the cats. Our main goal is to reduce animal suffering and to keep the cat population healthy. Not only do we use veterinary skills to heal the suffering, we also promote Animal Welfare, which means educating and
advising the Zanzibari residents on the needs and the well-being of the cats. When the public understand that a healthy cat population also means a healthy HUMAN population, our goal will be have been achieved.
22/08/2024
Finally we can announce, that after the reopening of PAKA CLINIC in the ground floor of AL MUNAR, we are ready to host people that want to stay in our renovated historical building and rent on long term a furnished self-contained studio or 2-piece appartment - or want to stay only a few nights with us. We like a mix of tenants, in condition that they all love cats!
If you are interested, please contact Noreen +255 772 742 725 for reservation and renting.
For all the subjects concerning cats please choose the numbers: +255 776 066 346 or +255 774 132 048.
We also are looking forward to our Cat Café, that we hope to open very soon. Together with the clinic this will give a space where all cat lovers passing or residing in Zanzibar will feel in paradise.
16/08/2024
Does anybody know this beautiful male? From his behavior we think he is a pet. We took him around 2 weeks ago in the street at Kiponda Lukmaan with a broken leg. He is resting since in our Mombasa Clinic waiting that the fracture heals. Please contact us, if it‘s yours.
14/08/2024
Definitely the way to go! 💞
13/07/2024
Fresh water is very important for cats and other animals. Please put always a bowl with fresh water outside.
06/07/2024
Often sophisticated cages are used to trap street cats. But in our long experience with street work we’ve realised it is much more efficient trapping cats directly in the street. Street cats in Zanzibar are quite confident with people - a good sign, people mustn’t do them much harm - and with our regular patrols in the street and feeding them, we know a lot about the cat colonies. With a bit of technique we manage to trap the cats with the type of cage you see in the photos below.
Importantly, the lid can be completely opened instead of a door at the side. If there is a second door at one side for transfer in normal cages even better.
Unfortunately, these cages are not available in Tanzania. So dear tourists and expats travelling: We would be more than happy when you bring us these cages. They can be used as piece of luggage, so you don’t lose the space. You would really help us a lot.
29/06/2024
We had for two months the pleasure to have the Vet student Abdulhalim Yusuph Mohamed on his Semester 10 Field Practical attachment requirement for Veterinary Students from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro. Dr. Goodluck could show him a lot of hands on skills according to University requirement on the way becoming Veterinarian, to improve his skills as a practitioner for animals. We are proud of being always a much wanted place for students to learn.
Abdul, originally from Pemba, will finish his studies in October. He will be the second citizen from Zanzibar and the first one since many years finishing Veterinary studies at SUA. PAKA Clinic is very proud of him and congratulates him for his success.
19/06/2024
We are looking for traditional MKEKA like in the photo below. Paka Clinic in Malindi in town recently finished the (long) renovations and we're looking for someone who can do specific sizes for us. Please contact us on whatsapp +41 79 271 09 55 or Laura at the clinic: +255 767 430 860.
12/06/2024
Isn't it completely ABSURD to destroy precious ecosystems, such as some of Europe's last ancient forests, to produce packaging? 📦
Online shopping is booming and a new report by Greenpeace Sverige links big players like Amazon.com, Zalando and HelloFresh to the destruction of Sweden's old-growth forests.
Let's demand better! E-commerce giants MUST shift to reusable solutions and clean up their supply chains to protect our forests before it's too late.
🎨 Cartoon: Max Gustafson (Max Gustafson - Satirtecknare)
12/06/2024
Our cats are making their daily yoga to remain fit
21/05/2024
This red male came to Paka Clinic on Saturday after an accident. His jaw bones had several fractures. Yesterday he was operated from Dr. Goodluck and today he already looks much better and drinks water. We hope he will start to eat soon.
12/05/2024
12/05/2024
What a beautiful Saturday! We used it for a deep cleaning of our Mombasa clinic, so that we can receive our cats again in full hygene.
05/05/2024
As we wrote in our last post, we have opened the town clinic behind the fish market in Malindi again. At the same time, our plan is to have a Street Cat Cafe on the ground floor. There is a beautiful room in the renovated old building for this, and sitting outside on the baraza will be possible too. There is a small kitchen and toilets for the guests.
We are looking for someone experienced in the restaurant business and a cat lover at the same time, who is able to run the place on its own and according to our spirit. Anybody interested please phone to 077 333 44 90 or WhatsApp to +41 79 271 09 55.
03/05/2024
After more than 1 year of renovation work on the town clinic we are beginning to see the horizon again: the clinic building "Al Munar" in Malindi is close to being completed. You will be surprised how it looks now! We will reopen the clinic – the entrance is now directly on the ground floor - in a kind of soft, slow opening. We need to divide our equipment between the two sites and also our employees need to find new routines.
From next week people living in Stone Town or close by can bring their animals again to the Malindi clinic in town for treatment, but for the moment only by appointment. Please call first to 077 413 20 48 to be sure that somebody is around to receive your animal. We will no longer have the same hours as before since our main activities are now based at the Mombasa clinic. But in the morning our vets are in town anyway for the street patrols, so it's good you bring your animals before noon.
We are badly needing an aluminium treatment table – even the kind of aluminium table used in restaurant kitchens would help us a lot. So if you know about one or even would like to leave us one as a donation, this would be really very much appreciated. This is the most precious thing we need.
17/04/2024
I am Oscar, a beautiful male cat. I do have some problems to move properly, caused by a small problem in my brain that I have since birth. But I can do everything necessary and have much improved in the last weeks. I do also have a skin problem caused by allergies, but the vets at Paka Clinic are working on that too and I’ve made big progress.
I don’t like too many other cats around me, but if it’s only two or three friendly fellows who won’t make fun of me because of my strange movements, and just accept me the way I am, then I’m happy we can all live together.
16/04/2024
I am Bibi Busara (“wise grandmother”), an older lady who had quite a good life on the streets. I was once very beautiful and cuddly, but like many others lately, I got skin cancer. Paka Clinic operated on me, and for the moment I am stable. My teeth also aren’t good anymore, so soft food is better for me.
I’m very friendly with humans. I’m not an aggressive lady, but there does need to be order! All these younger, cheeky cats these days, jumping at me! I prefer my generation, more mature and peaceful like Bahati, whom you met the other day. I, too, live at Mombasa Paka Clinic, but would love to find a caring home.
15/04/2024
I’m Chromo, a young, neutered male. As in Chromo from Bichromatique, since I’ve got one blue eye and the other is yellow. This is because of a genetic speciality I have, but unfortunately it can be connected to some development problems. For instance, my balance system doesn't work properly and that's why my head is always a bit skew.
I’m pretty affectionate and love being caressed. That said, I have some problems getting along with other cats, we often misunderstand each other and then I get aggressive. Maybe this will pass, when I’m grown-up and more secure; then maybe I’ll get along with everybody. But at the moment I need a loving, single cat home.
Please do come visit me at Paka Clinic in Mombasa, I’m here with Bahati and Samuel who you’ve met already, and some others you’ll meet later this week. It’s true we are not “normal” like other cats, but we’re special with special needs. Karibuni wote!
14/04/2024
Habari everyone? I’m Samuel, also a resident at Paka Clinic. I’m a young male, and I’ve had a hard life already. I was a pet and had a loving home. Then unfortunately my one back leg needed to be amputated. It healed well. But when I got a big wound in my neck, it became too much for my family, they dumped me in the street. Here I am now. Walking is not easy for me, but still I’m active. I’m a friendly fellow, but can be a bit shy with other cats and humans. Once I trust you, I am very affectionate and loving. I need some time until my wound is fully healed, but you can already visit me at the Mombasa Clinic.
13/04/2024
I am Bahati, which means “luck” in Swahili. I am an older lady with a very bad hernia that makes my belly looks a bit strange. But at our age beauty is not the most important thing!
I am one of the disabled resident cats at Paka Clinic. They take very good care of me, but I dream of having my own home one day. Paka Clinic say they will always provide free treatment for me. I don't need a lot. A small box or basket to sleep inside, some food and from time to time maybe I take a little walk around. I get along with everyone, so please do come visit if you would like to meet and make me really lucky!
12/04/2024
Feeding time in one of our street cat feeding places. Today dagaa with rice. We just love it!
10/04/2024
Eid Mubarak.
Tunakutakia kila la kheri. Na usisahau mwenyezi Mungu anataka sisi tuvipenda viumbe vyake vyote kwa heshima kubwa na kuvijali.
Eid Mubarak! We at the Paka Clinic wish you all the very best!
Please, never forget that it is Mungu's wish that we treat all of His living creatures with great respect and care. Always. And that we help all disabled creatures too.
In Paka Clinic we have some disabled cats we can’t put back on the street because of their health condition and who would also be difficult to integrate with our outside colony in the Mombasa clinic. Many of them are former pets, and their character such that they cannot be socialised to the harsh realities of street life; they need to be a single pet or with a few cats only. We are not able to give them what they need.
What kind of mentality to just abandon a creature when it starts to struggle? Instead of looking for help, we realize that many people dump their pets.
That’s why we are looking for kind people ready to adopt one of our creatures who most need to be placed in a loving and caring home. And in the following days we will present you some of them, hoping to make a better future possible for them.
05/04/2024
Recently we have noticed more injured cats due to car accidents. Two were brought in over Easter. But despite of friendly people bringing them in the clinic rapidly and all our efforts taken, they could not be saved. Festivities seem to have a negative impact on the attention of drivers. It is heartbreaking to see this unnecessary suffering and loss of life.
02/04/2024
What a lovely rainy day in Zanzibar! Just perfect to cuddle a bit. - Same are doing some Zanzibar cats in Canada and Italy at the moment. We are so happy, that we could made it possible to give them such a beautiful life. Their adopters only tell good about them and say, that Zanzibar cats are extremely affectionate guys.
30/03/2024
Happy Easter Weekend! We street cats are very happy – for Easter festivities we received 6 bags of dry pellet cat food from Mirja of Zanzibar House. And this in a time where it’s extremely difficult to find cat food on the island! Asante sana. Miria is a great street animal supporter for many years. Here you see her together with our manager Laura in front of our clinic in Mombasa.
03/03/2024
Photo 1: We are always in need of supplies, and we received a bumper lot recently. Thanks to a generous cat lover in Nungwi, we received a very much needed orthopaedic kit for surgeries.
Photo 2: Ina, a German veterinarian practising in New York, visited Paka Clinic at the end of 2023 and discussed with Dr Goodluck what we need most. We received this big parcel of medication, thankyou Ina.
As an NGO our work is not for profit but of course there are ongoing costs of continuing our work, and every donation we receive is greatly appreciated. Our paypal address is [email protected] if you would like to make a contribution to the work we do.
01/03/2024
This week Heiner, a cat we were preparing for traveling and looking after since last August, finally left for Germany. Quite a special holiday love! Heiner is already around 4 years old, normally mainly small kittens get adopted, but he is a very charming boy.
We hear that he arrived well in Frankfurt and already in the first night used the bed of his adopters to pass his night. We wish them many happy years together.
26/02/2024
Tomorrow 27th February as we celebrate the World Spay Day, we will spay, neuter and give Rabies Vaccination for free to the first 10 cats coming from 9 AM to 12 AM. After that we will charge half a price for every neuter/spay. Karibuni wote (Welcome All)
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| Monday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
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| Friday | 09:00 - 13:00 |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
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Fresh water is very important for cats and other animals. Please put always a bowl with fresh water outside.
This red male came to Paka Clinic on Saturday after an accident. His jaw bones had several fractures. Yesterday he was operated from Dr. Goodluck and today he already looks much better and drinks water. We hope he will start to eat soon.
On top of the world, balancing like the experts they are - some residents at Paka Clinic Mombasa stage their own highwire catwalk show.
PAKA CLINIC and all the STREET CATS of ZANZIBAR wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS
KESHO
My name is Kesho. I had a good home until my eye got severely infected by cat flu and I was abandoned on the streets of Stone Town. I wandered for days; I was alone, frightened and in terrible pain. Someone picked me up and put me in front of Paka Clinic. The vets did their utmost to save my eye, but it was too far gone. Since then, I’ve been living at the Paka Clinic in Mombasa for over a year, getting my health and confidence back, appreciating the security of care, food and shelter. Recently I started investigating the surroundings (I’m free to come and go now), and decided to move in with a neighbour. Not sure if she realizes I’m in for the long haul, but for now she gives me cuddles and is always happy to see me. That's me in the video! Please think about donating to save other Keshos like me, the gift of sight is priceless for us street cats. Our Paypal: [email protected] Ezy/ Tigo Pesa: 077 41 32 048 (Tanzania only)
At the end of July this year, German tourists felt in love with a small cat in their resort. They brought him from Kiwengwa to our place to start the whole procedure for becoming ready to travel. Vaccination, rabies blood test, chipping and sterilization. Unfortunately, now its future adopters stepped back from their decision to wait until the kitten is ready to enter the EU (which was early December in this case). We remain now with Garfield, a pretty and very gentle red boy of around 10 months that deserves to find his caring humans. Here in Zanzibar, but also anywhere in the world, he has all the necessary documents to travel. We would be very happy to find a forever home for this poor small fellow. Who wants to give this to him?
We used this bad weather to make our regular disinfection routine of the different cat houses. Here you see our living room that on the spot was transformed into a pet house. Not all of our guests appreciated this change of accommodation. Many cats actually are quite conservative and like to stay on their usual place. That’s why never forget to keep your cat inside - if freshly adopted or just moved to a new place. Cats tend to look for a way back to their former home.
That‘s what the privileged part of us is doing during these boring rainy days. Yes, we cats also know how to zap!
Adopt me! I can also play football
Afterparty with our employees and last guests. Thanks to Cafe Turquoise for offering us a beautiful and very tasteful Keki. - That's the very last one now, let's go to new adventures!
.....official things always delay, so we keep on entertaining you a bit. Here we try out our new cat houses. Very comfortable, we have to say!
Do you remember the small kitten from our February post that Hussein fed with much love? He got a lovely boy now ready for adoption. Like many others. Come to visit our new adoption site zanzipets.org or visit us directly im Mombassa after appointment.
Paka Clinic believes that most street cats in Zanzibar can enjoy a good life in a monitored street colony, particularly as the population is mainly cat-loving. So we don’t take them in as a shelter; we believe they are happier the way they live. However, there are some exceptions. For example, a kitten taken off the streets will struggle to re-adapt to street life as they have become too close and attached to humans. Former pets dumped on the street will almost never manage to integrate well, and they will suffer immensely. And last, there are those that are handicapped, be it as a result from injury, disease, or age. For some of them we can make descriptions with photos so that you can choose from the ones we already have at the clinic, who cannot be rehomed on the street. But unfortunately, we don’t have the capacity to do it for all our cats at our new place in Mombasa who can be adopted. Please feel free to contact us and make an appointment to come visit us. You will meet them in a peaceful, safe green area, where you too might enjoy the fresh breeze. Welcome to visit us!
As a street cat project, Paka Clinic seldom posts heartwarming stories about kittens or even about the number of kittens routinely dumped in our places. Our money and time need to remain focused on our main objective - to ease the suffering of Zanzibar’s street cats by neutering and giving them health care. Nevertheless, we do have a genius caretaker: Hussein! We don’t want to deprive you of seeing him do one of the many, many diverse parts of his job: caring with such love for our animals and plants at the Mombasa clinic.
Yesterday the last finishing touches were made on our new outside enclosure to make it escape-proof. We received unexpected help from Pekka, a Finnish tourist and cat lover who is recovering in Zanzibar from helping to build up infrastructure in the Ukraine. He is an excellent fundi and a perfect example on how you could do volunteer work for us, according to your skills and capacity. Besides our two cat carers Hussein and Hashim in the photo, you’ll also see Subeti, a local cat supporter who introduced Pekka to us. We wish to Pekka a good recovery in Zanzibar from his difficult experiences leading us to his visit here.
May 2023 bless our animals, may it be kind to our island's street cats, to the dogs roaming homeless on the beach. May 2023 be the year we treat all animals with the love, kindness, respect and care they need and deserve.
Our Zanzibar street animals and pets will profit from new technology generously donated to us by a Swiss vet - an ultrasound examination device. This device will enable us to better diagnose and treat some diseases and injuries. Dr Goodluck is training our vets how to use it and interpret the information it provides.
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Karibu at the Paka Clinic Zanzibar!
Karibu, welcome to the first Paka Clinic of Zanzibar. Dedicated to improve the lives of cats we share this island with. Whether it is your beloved petcat or street wanderer, we are committed to provide care for all.
Who we are and what we do:
In Mai 2019 the Paka Clinic opened her doors for the first time. The dedicated team of professionals is formed by veterinarians doctors Gaudence Goodluck and doctor Laura Jorojick. Both are assisted by Mohamed Salim and Abdull Rahim Khamis. Our Jacklin John makes sure we keep the clinic clean.
Meet our team closer: Here Dr. Goodluck Guadence. He is a Veterinary Medicine Graduate from Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.
This is Dr.Laura Nicolas Jorojick, she is an Assistant Vet in the Paka Clinic. Born 25 years ago in Arusha, she finished her studies in "Animal health and Production" in 2017.
Mohamed Ali Salim and Abdull Rahim Muhammed Khamis both earned their Diplomas at Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute in 2019. They first jointed the Paka Clinic in 2019 as volunteers, but are now employed full time as Assistant Vets. The Paka Clinic therefore not only cares for cats, but also gives young local vets the opportunity to improve their skills in the best of conditions.
Abdull at the left and Mohamed at the right side
Our aim is to obtain a manageable number of cats in Stone Town, and in due course, also in the Archipelago. This will reduce undue suffering and sickness and improve living conditions for the cats. We have been treating and vaccinating street cats and pets on a daily basis.
Our main goal is to reduce animal suffering and to keep the cat population healthy. Not only do we use veterinary skills to heal the suffering , we also promote Animal Welfare, which means educating and advising the Zanzibari residents of the needs and the well being of the cats. When the public understand that a healthy cat population also means a healthy HUMAN population, our goal will be have been achieved. We are hoping to broaden views and knowledge about cats, inside our local community. We later will also have posts in Swahili.
Our clinic welcomes everyone to bring in any cat that requires medical attention 6 days a week. In the moment we concentrate our neutering programme on the Stone Town, because our capacities are limited. But once we manage to have a stable population over there, we will spread first in the suburbs and later all about the island.
We are located in Malindi area in the city of Stone Town. Our opening hours are:
Monday to Friday 08:00-12:00 and 13:30-17:30.
Saturday we are open from 08:00-13:00.
On Sunday you can reach us by phone, in case of an emergency. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the clinic: +255 774132048. We can also be reached using Messenger and email: [email protected].
