Contaminated maize sparks fear after 400 dogs die
An ‘alarming number’ of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize, and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels […]
Kenya Kwanza principal Moses Wetangula sued for allegedly stealing dogs
A businessman has sued Kenya Kwanza principal Moses Wetangula for allegedly stealing his dogs. In August 2021, James Isokat accused the Bungoma Senator of failing to pay him after he supplied the then One Kenya Alliance principal with high breed dogs. At the time, Isokat said he supplied the senator with well-trained and microchipped German […]
OKA principal Moses Wetangula accused of stealing dogs
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Bungoma Senator and One Kenya Alliance principal Moses Wetangula has been accused of failing to pay a farmer after he supplied him with dogs. James Isokat says he supplied the senator with well-trained and microchipped German shepherd dogs at his Karen residence on June 11, 2021, but the legislator has not paid him in full. […]
Thieves resort to poisoning dogs, spraying herders with sleep chemicals before stealing livestock in Kajiado
Farmers in Isinya sub-county have raised alarm over the rate at which criminal gangs are killing dogs before raiding homes to steal livestock amid spraying them with sleep chemicals. The herdsmen from Isinya and Kitengela claim that the theft of the livestock done at night has the same pattern where nobody ever hears any commotion. […]
Why Kenya should conduct a ‘census’ for cats and dogs – Expert
The Director of Veterinary Services Dr. Obadia Njagi has called for an enumeration exercise to determine the number of cats and dogs in the country. While conceding that the cost of the exercise would be close to the recently concluded national census, Dr. Njagi said that the ‘dog and cat census’ would help tame the […]