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

1. 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

 

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Engineer Zewdu Tadesse, for his kindest collaboration in assisting us get an official decision
5. 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
6. 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