Kuwait’s animal rights society is hosting a jungle-themed ball and art auction to raise awareness of the plight of animals in the country
The Middle East doesn’t exactly have a great reputation when it comes to animal rights and, in some way, you can understand why. Here at Green Prophet we have covered stories including stray dogs being shot dead in Lebanon, people in Dubai keeping cheetahs as ‘exotic pets’ and the lucrative wildlife smuggling trade in the region. Even so, there are some organisations working hard to change that which is why we are happy to shine a spotlight on their work.
In Kuwait, the Society for the Protection of Animals and Their Habitats is inviting supporters to come along to a fundraising jungle-themed ball to help raise awareness of the plight of animals.
The Kuwaiti organisation, known as K’S PATH for short, is an animal welfare organization and operates an open door shelter, which means they accept any and every animal that shows up at their door. They provide medical treatment to animals and also run an education program in schools to teach children compassion and kindness towards animals.
Working on the issue of animal’s rights in the Middle East can be tricky. When I interviewed Ashley Fruno of PETA, she told me that campaigners often felt criminalized for their work in the region and one protester advocating vegetarianism was even arrested in Jordan. As such, it’s great to see organisations like K’S PATH rescuing animals and helping to place them with suitable owners.
K’S Path is also a charitable organization which doesn’t receive any financial support from the government- as such, they rely on fundraising events to keep them afloat. The fundraising Jungle Ball event will be on Friday the 18th of November at 7.30pm and they are asking everyone to come in clothes inspired by wild animals (strictly no fur of course).
To purchase a ticket get in touch at [email protected].
::K’S PATH
For more on animal rights issues in the region see:
Middle East Wildlife Smuggling Putting Species At Risk
Stray Dogs Shot Dead In Lebanon
Jordan’s Princess Alia Calls for Humane Animal Slaughter Ahead of Eid Al-Adha
Author: Arwa Aburawa
Arwa is a Muslim freelance writer who is interested in everything climate change related and how Islam can inspire more people to care for their planet and take active steps to save it while we can. She is endlessly suspicious of all politicians and their ceaseless meetings, especially as they make normal people believe that they are not part of the solution when they are the ONLY solution. Her Indian auntie is her model eco-warrier, and when Arwa is not busy helping out in the neighborhood alleyway garden, swap shopping or attempting fusion vegetarian dishes- with mixed success, she’d like to add- she can be found sipping on foraged nettle tea.
