In December 2016 CCB placed 11 LGD puppies with farmers across the Ghanzi District. Thanks to a great working relationship with Vetswana, a Botswana-based veterinary practice, CCB is able to provide free sterilizations and other health care for all the LGDs that we supply to farmers. On the 30th May 2017, in collaboration with Vetswana, nine LGDs received sterilizations, with the operations taking place at the CCB Ghanzi research camp clinic. All dogs have reported to be doing well after the operations and all are back to their normal duties. Thank you once more to Vetswana, the CCB team and the farmers for their efforts in making sure that these dogs are in a top form to perform their duties.
Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) embarks on various activities to support farmers in areas where cheetahs thrive, such as the regions of Jwaneng and Ghanzi in the south and west of Botswana. Improved kraaling (corralling) practices and promoting the use of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) in protecting livestock against medium-sized carnivores are among the farming strategies that can be utilised to minimise human wildlife conflict. LGDs are very effective at protecting livestock from carnivore attacks, and as such, they reduce the chance of cheetahs being killed by farmers. CCB’s LGD placement programme helps train LGD puppies so that they can be placed with farmers who live alongside cheetahs. CCB houses puppies of five to eight weeks old and trains them for two months, before placing them with farmers that experience conflict with carnivores. At the age of six months, the LGDs receive free sterilization (spay and neuter) as a way to control movement, improve performance and to help guard against diseases. After the operations take place, CCB community officers monitor the recovery of the dogs as well as offer support in the ongoing health and training of these dogs. In December 2016 CCB placed 11 LGD puppies with farmers across the Ghanzi District. Thanks to a great working relationship with Vetswana, a Botswana-based veterinary practice, CCB is able to provide free sterilizations and other health care for all the LGDs that we supply to farmers. On the 30th May 2017, in collaboration with Vetswana, nine LGDs received sterilizations, with the operations taking place at the CCB Ghanzi research camp clinic. All dogs have reported to be doing well after the operations and all are back to their normal duties. Thank you once more to Vetswana, the CCB team and the farmers for their efforts in making sure that these dogs are in a top form to perform their duties.
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