The Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) has completed the delivery exercise of eight purposively built donkey carts to donkey owners under the Donkey Sanctuary Programme (DSP) in Lilongwe and Dedza.

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Many animals suffer unspeakable cruelties as people don’t understand that animals have rights, let alone the importance of having those rights. Lieza Swennen, the CEO of Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) and also an animal welfare activist responded to the six questions explaining animal welfare situation in Malawi. 

1.   In your understanding, what justifications do you bring up for animals to have rights?

In our beautiful world, surely animals have the right to live a life free of pain and suffering. Just because us humans are at the top of the food chain, it doesn’t mean we are the only ones with rights.  All living things make up a balanced ecosystem and within this system all things have their rightful place and earn the necessary consideration and respect for that place and balance.  Animals are sentient beings!  They do not have a voice, us humans need to protect them and give them a voice and this is where the concept of animal rights is rooted.

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Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) thrives to raise the animal welfare standards in Malawi.

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There has been progress since the release of the Under the Skin report just over eight months ago.

We’re so proud of the networking, lobbying, advocacy and media strengths of our partners on this issue. By adding your voices locally, regionally and globally, and putting in a great deal of leg-work, the donkey skin trade is now firmly on the global radar and real changes have been achieved.

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