New Beginning for Former Dog Meat Traders
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FROM LadyFreethinker.org
November 2020

20 former Malian dog meat traders are celebrating the arrival of life-changing farming equipment, making it possible for them to grow plants for a living instead.

Malia ceremony

20 former Malian dog meat traders are celebrating the arrival of life-changing farming equipment, making it possible for them to grow plants for a living instead. A ceremony chaired by the Sébougou mayor and attended by local village chiefs marked the momentous transition.

With funding from LFT, local partner ARAF-Plateau Dogon gifted the land and supplies locals need to grow crops, like tubers, vegetables and small fruit trees. These former dog meat traders will begin a new, cruelty-free way of life.

The local community will greatly benefit from these resources. And the new farmers are becoming ambassadors for the dogs, speaking out against the brutal Malian dog meat trade.

This effort is part of a larger initiative between LFT and ARAF-Dogon Plateau to end the dog meat trade in the Ségou region of Mali and promote the humane treatment of all animals.

  • In Ségou, more than 300 dogs are killed each day for their meat.
  • Dogs are rounded up from villages, forced to walk for days without food or water, bludgeoned with sticks, and roasted over fires.
  • Activists are traveling to villages to raise awareness of the campaign and speak out against dog meat.

LFT is fighting to end dog meat for good, and we're excited to create real, long-lasting change at the local level in Mali.

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