Gido Washa / Manmade cave/
No more a hell for the innocent dogs!
As everybody remembers from our consecutive reports in the past few days
our society in collaboration with
AMSALE
GESSESSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION USA
has made a campaign to rescue the dogs thrown in Gido Washa and at
the same time requested
the directly concerned government authority of that specific area Nifas
Silk-Lafto Sub City Administration Office by copying it to the City
Agriculture Department, to the City Mayor and the Deputy
Prime Minster
with an official letter referenced U – 38 / 179 / 99 Dated 20 / 10 /
99 Ethiopian Calendar for the holes that lets the dogs in to the cave to
be closed keeping its historical inheritance.
Following this we made a discussion with the Chief Administrator Mr.
Abdulwahid Mohammed Yenus and the Manager Mr. Kinfe Mesfin of
the sub city together with Engineer Zewdu Tadesse who voluntarily
support both AGMF and HAPS.
Then the case was directed to the sub city’s Agriculture Team
Leader Mrs. Mulushoa Bayu, she then suggested that her department can
only do to create awareness to the community not to throw the dogs in to
the cave as she also have seen the Sunday TV program about the
rescue.
Finally she told us that she returned the letter to the Manager and
suggested that the society should provide a low cost veterinarian service
to deal with the problem from its grass root level.
Then the Manager directed the case to the responsible body of that plot of
land that is Environmental Protection Team, and discussed the issue
again with the Team leader Mr. Nega Fantahun at the manager’s
office this morning and reached to a conclusion that the holes to be
closed after visiting the cave personally without causing any damage on
it.
Immediately after leaving the manager’s office we went to the cave with
Mr. Nega to get his final approval.
The amusing thing we faced by the time we reached the cave, there was
three children around 6 -8 years of age was watching in to the cave to
confirm what they watched on TV is real.

Then after he saw the cave he approved that it should be closed.

But he was worried that it will take time for him to allocate budget for
the construction expense as people might throw another dog if it will not
be done as quickly as possible.
Then we told him that he should not worry about it as our supporter AGMF
is ready to cover the cost and waiting for their approval only.
Then he approved that to go ahead with the work from that moment onwards
by informing the people working in the area accountable for him to
co-operate us in any ways possible and told us to collect the official
letter from his office.
After finishing with him, we again found another four children around 12
- 14 years of age coming closer to us, they didn’t know who we are and we
have asked them where they are going then they responded that to see the
cave because they have watched on TV on Sunday when dogs are rescued from
it.
Then while seeing our photo and video camera on our hand they run away
telling their fear they might be put on TV too as they did not inform
their family that they are going to the cave after realizing that we were
the one who did the rescue.

This made us realize that not only us who involved in this issue are
worried about it but also many people and children are concerned.
Finally we would like to pass our deepest gratitude to all animal lover
individuals and organizations that supported us in all aspects to reach
this historical success of rescuing animals form such a terrible
condition.
We also would like to forward our special thanks to
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Bethlehem kiros the Reporter of My fashion Magazine for alerting us
about this horrible cave and writing a full page article to inform the
readers by including our view
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AGMF USA Founder and President and Vice Presedant Dr. Anteneh T. Roba
and Ms. Seble
Nebiyeloul respectively for their kind support by
the time our activity for the animals gets weaker due to lack of
necessary support and for their full devotion and financial assistance
for this particular rescue and its long lasting solution.
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Ethiopian National Television transmit the message on its Sunday
entertainment program, which is the most watched program for making
people all over to watch it and get concerned about it.
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Engineer Zewdu Tadesse, for his kindest collaboration in assisting us
get an official decision
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Maria Daines,
the most popular person around the world,
for her kindest concern spending her precious time to help this specific
rescue campaign and secure the existence of our society for the animals
in collaboration with the AGMF
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Nifas Silk-Lafto Sub City Administration Office for their kindest
understanding and full collaboration in deciding the cave to be no more
hell for the poor dogs.
Homeless Animals Protection Society
July 13, 2007