5 activities including Children’s Activites and Lobbying for Animal Protection Laws
In association with the Center for Zewa to protect the rights of children, Sevora magazine for children, the Directorate of Veterinary and Dohuk Zoo, we will be organising several events in celebration of World Animal Day in the province of Dohuk: 1-We will lobby members of parliament requesting they sign the draft law on the protection of animals in Kurdistan and Iraq. 2-We will put pressure on the government to improve living conditions for animals in the villages and countryside. 3 Send a Press Release to the media declaring the authentic Kurdish Goat to be the animal of 2011. Threatened by extinction, we will put pressure on the government to take action to protect them before it’s too late. 4-Variety of events for the children of the Zewa Centre, including singing and animal quizes with prizes. 5-We will put pressure on the Ministry of Agriculture to sign up to be bound by the provisions of CITES. We will invite MPs, local goverment, NGOs, media, animal lovers and volunteers. Dr Sulaiman T Saeed, World Animal Day Ambassador Kurdistan.
- Organised by: Kurdistan Organization of Animal Rights Protection (KOARP)