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Raising Awareness about Animal Welfare



There is a wide spectrum of animal health issues in Jordan. The root cause of this problem is that animal health and welfare in its manifold aspects is not a cultural priority in this region, and that it lacks serious institutional encouragement both at the human and practical levels, including the availability and affordability of professional and proper care and treatment of animals.

In Jordan, knowledge about, and the care and treatment of animals has remained of low concern, both in veterinary vision and in general education, contributing to poor animal health. Animal diseases, however, compromise animal welfare, reduce productivity, and can infect humans, but are often tolerated. Poverty, lack of awareness and dangerous folkloric medicine are aggravating the situation.

 Whenever animal owners bring their sick or injured animals to HCAW’s facilities, our team exerts the utmost efforts to educate individuals about the importance of animal health and welfare by involving them in conversations and discussions and vice versa by listening to their complaints and their problems. 

In the process, we are applying a wide range of different methods for our in-house awareness raising such as white boards with paintings and photographs, documenting the impacts and consequences of using wrong tack and tools, as well as illustrating the impact of different diseases. We also use exhibits as visual aids; among them, for example, specimen of stomach content including digested plastic and other harmful material. Our custom-designed leaflets provide information about simple solutions addressing some of the problems encountered during breeding, and herding, and about preventive practices. We seize every opportunity to include all family members, especially children, in our awareness raising efforts about the importance of animal welfare.


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Mobile Outreach Program 2012/2013/2015


In 2005, HCAW received funding from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for a Mobile Veterinary Clinic in support of those who cannot afford to bring their sick animals to our hospital

Co-financed by the European Union,  we provided veterinary services and animal education through our mobile veterinary clinic for rural and low income animal owners and farmers.  
Overall, a total of 137 Field Visits to 62 locations (42 Poverty Pockets and other disadvantaged areas) were conducted on 113 days during the period from May 2012 to May 2013. 

A total of 1,625 animal owners participated in the project who owned, according to their own statements, 177,983 animals among which were mostly goats and sheep and fowl (chicken and pigeons) as well as dogs, horses, camels, donkeys and mules, cows, cats, fish and poultry. According to the project’s veterinary records an overall of 67,983 animals were treated during the course of the project. 39% of all treatments carried out were routine procedures (e.g. de-worming, teeth rasping, vaccinations, etc.), 29% respiratory diseases and 21% medicated gastrointestinal problems.


The results demonstrated that simple measures like awareness-raising campaigns, preventive care  routine procedures (e.g. de-worming, teeth rasping) and basic farrier care can have a major and long-lasting positive impact on the life of the beneficiaries and their animals.

​In 2015, this project continued with a Jordanian organization where we worked side by side to continue helping those who need it the most. 

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Due to the ever increasing costs of living, including fuel, fodder and veterinary medicines, HCAW is constantly seeking support for the continuation of its stationary and mobile veterinary outreach programmes. If you as an individual or an organization/ company are interested in contributing to our efforts, please get in touch with us!
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  • OUR STORY
    • Contact Us
  • Services
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    • Boarding & Grooming
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    • Laboratory Testing
    • Microchipping
  • Education
    • Programs
    • Animals and Humans
  • COMMUNITY
    • Livelihood Support
    • Raising Awareness
  • ADOPT
    • Cats
    • Dogs
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate