Animal Welfare
Tanzania is not lagging behind with the rest of the world in
upholding responsible care for (Duty to Care) and prevention of cruelty
(Humane Treatment) to animals. Some ethnic societies such as the Gogo
are known to love their animals (cattle) so much that they don’t allow
their use as draught animals while others (Chaggas and Pares) used to
provide accommodation even in human dwellings. How ever aspects of
cruelty to animals have been occurring in the country to warrant the
promulgation of the Animal Protection Ordinance Cap 153 and the
formation of civic societies standing for prevention of cruelty to
animals such as the Tanzania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (TSPCA) and other recent humane societies like Dar-Animal
Heaven, Arusha Society for Protection of Animals and the opening of the
World Society for Protection of Animals Africa Regional Office in
Dar-es-Salaam in 2007.