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Compassionate Paws International (CPI) Annual Report 31st March 2025

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CPI Impacts – April 2023 to March 2024

Rabies Vaccination 5008 Sterilisation 0 Veterinary 130 Treatments Students Receiving Animal Welfare Club 26 classes

Mission

To prevent and alleviate the suffering of street animals. We work in Sierra Leone and are registered in Sierra Leone and England & Wales.

Strategy

We have three main areas of work:

  1. Sterilisation & Vaccination

  2. Veterinary care

  3. Education

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What We Know About Free-Roamin Do s in Freetown g g

Human : Dog Ratio 12:1

This figure can be used to estimate the total population size of dogs, using human census data. We can estimate there to be over 108,000 dogs in Freetown alone, and over 500,000 in the whole of Sierra Leone.

Over 75% of roaming dogs are males

Over 75% of 89% of owners let roaming dogs their dogs roam in are males the street This is because females are In the street, they much more likely to be reproduce, pass on abandoned and then die, than infectious diseases and are males. Our research also at risk of injury. shows that females are more 95% of owners cite ‘security’ likely than males to be as the main or only reason underweight and in poor for owning a dog. Male health. dogs are preferred.

33% of roaming dogs have a visible health condition

Over 50% of dogs also have an underlying blood-borne disease such as erlichia, anaplasma or heartworm.

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Long Term Changes Required

CPI

Current Activities (March 2025)

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Rabies Vaccination Project in Bo. June 2024

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● Vaccination of 4936 dogs

● 4556 people received education on rabies ● 83.5% coverage rate, meeting the 70% threshold for herd immunity

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Our main project of the 2024-2025 year, was a rabies vaccination project in Sierra Leone’s second city, Bo.

Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease that affects humans and animals that is transmitted primarily through the bite of infected dogs.

Rabies is endemic in Sierra Leone, where there are significant challenges in controlling rabies due to a lack of consistent, fully resourced vaccination programs.

In partnership with Mission Rabies who kindly provided organisational support and funding, we employed a One Health approach to bring together resources from the human, animal, and environmental health sectors, at the community, local and national level.

Above: Paravet student and Community Animal Health Worker, Francis Nanoh delivers a rabies vaccine.

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Above: A vaccination
team. Each carried a
cool box with vaccines,
catching net, sharps
disposal box, loud
speaker, syringes,
needles, an orange
marker, and a first aid kit.
Right: Pre-project
training day at Njala
University, conducted
by James Hood from
Mission Rabies.
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Vaccination teams consisted of students from the MSc Animal Science and Paravet training courses at Njala University, and animal health workers from the Bo Ministry of Agriculture office.

Eight vaccination teams with four or five people in each, were deployed to key locations around Bo. Locations were communicated using WhatsApp and the WVS phone app. Mapping was central to the project.

Vaccination teams were able to track their location and movements throughout the day using a ‘pathtracker’ mechanism within the WVS app - allowing them to see if they had covered most of their allocated area.

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Above: satellite map of Bo urban area. One pin represents the GPS location of each dog vaccinated. A different colour was allocated to each of the eight teams.

Of the 61 areas where dogs were vaccinated, 19 were randomly surveyed afterwards, with 570 households completing the surveys. The preliminary results showed an average coverage rate of 83.45% in these randomly selected areas.

The coloured pins above show the exact GPS location of every household surveyed. Surveyors worked in pairs and there were three pairs in total, representing three colours.

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Community Engagement

A training session on rabies was delivered to 12 teachers and 20 community mobilisers on May 22nd. The trainer, CPI’s Programme Coordinator, Alie Turay, a former teacher, had been trained by Mission Rabies using a ‘train-the-trainer’ approach. After the training session, two Mission Rabies lesson plans were disseminated to teachers to provide rabies education in their schools, either through individual classes or assemblies.

After the training, community mobilisers were deployed in their home areas to sensitise their communities. Their interactions included house-to-house conversations and community gatherings.

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Mobilisers were asked to record their activities in the WVS app. As with tha vaccines and surveys, each entry was geo-tagged. In total, the 20 mobilisers made 190 entries into the app and reported to have reached a total of 1849 people: 1079 adults and 779 children. This was mostly achieved by going house-to-house, community-to-community.

Of the teachers, four teachers in four different schools gave a total of six lessons using the Mission Rabies lesson plans provided. Students were encouraged to bring their dogs for vaccination. The four teachers reported a total of 2707 students having received the lessons over the vaccination period, via four school assemblies and two individual classes.

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Above: Sea Ramanat, Alie Turay and Sarah Morris from CPI with James Hood from Mission Rabies

Right: All dogs were marked with an orange marker after being injected, to allow for identification of already-vaccinated dogs. The owner took away a vaccine record card and information on preventing dog bites and rabies.

Read our full report of the rabies vaccination project, including the data findings on dog demographics and dog ownership here. Read full report.

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Veterinary Care April 2024 to March 2025_. -

Luck y

Lucky was an older roaming dog that had been very well cared for by his owners.

He had a huge tumour growing out of his rear end that his owners had been unable to do anything about, owing to the unavailability of affordable veterinary care in Sierra Leone.

His tumour was removed in a simple operation, leaving him relieved of the massive burden he had had to carry around for years. Very sadly, as is so often the case in Freetown, Lucky passed away in a vehicle accident not long after his treatment.

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Machete Injury

During our rabies project in Bo, we came across a male dog that had a very large open wound across his abdomen.

The dog had been slashed with a machete several days earlier. Sadly, this is not an uncommon injury.

We were able to fully treat the dog, stitching up the wound and providing antibiotics.

The owner was very grateful.

Above: Vet nurse, Julia Weber with Community Animal Health Worker, Andrew Bockerie

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Skin Treatments

Mange is an endemic problem that causes considerable suffering. Furthermore, dogs with hair loss are often abandoned or abused because of it. Therefore, we are able to provide a considerable improvement in the quality of life and safety of dogs that receive skin treatment.

There are no full-time, actively practising, qualified veterinary surgeons in Sierra Leone, which means that we are limited to the veterinary care that we can provide outside of the times that we have international vets visiting.

This is a huge challenge, given that there is no university offering veterinary surgeon degrees in the country.

In December 2024 and January 2024, we carried out a rabies vaccination and skin treatment project, using a paravet (animal care assistant) who we know and have provided regular training to. The treatments were supervised remotely by our veterinary director, Dr. Rebecca Dobinson MRCVS.

121 dogs treated

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EDUCATION: Animal Compassion Club

Our fourth cohort of Animal Compassionate Club students received their certificates this year. Students at Number 9 Comprehensive Primary School attended the club, led by CPI Programme Co-ordinator and former teacher, Alie Turay, for eight weekly sessions.

It’s aims are to:

● Provide a forum for students to discuss important issues relating to animals in their own communities.

Students’ knowledge and attitudes towards animals were assessed at the beginning and end of each term to evaluate learning.

Positives Positives Challenges Challenges Challenges Future Plans Future Plans
- Very supportive school - Is time-intensive -
Considering a train-the-trainer
- Data shows learning outcomes - Sessions often cancelled due to
model in future and have
being met exams or school events
teachers conducting their own
ACC in diferent schools
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Financial

Statement

1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

Notes:

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the period. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and

therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has

not been

prepared.

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FinanciaLs Compassionate Paws International Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Notes Cutrent Assets Cash at bank and in hand 11.177 8.027 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net Current Assets 11,177 8,027 Net Assets 11,177 4,592 Unrestricted funds 11,177 8.027 Restricted funds Total funds 11,177 8.027 cpi Compassionate Paws InternationaL 18

Thank you to our supporters

We are very grateful to Mission Rabies and Philadelphia Adult League Softball (PALS) for their extremely generous contributions of funds and supplies in the last year:

We are also humbled by our monthly donors who continue to support us with regular giving amounts of between £5 GBP and $100 USD a month. These kind donations have allowed us to focus our time and efforts on treating dogs - thank you to all of you.

Thank you also to Njala University and its students, Livestock Division, Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Freetown City Council, Bo City Council, Bo One Health division and Bo Ministry of Health for their kind support this year.

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Compassionate Paws International

Structure, Governance and Management Compassionate Paws International is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered in England (number 1191988) and Sierra Leone. Trustees are recruited from current volunteers and the general public via adverts and social media placements. Trustees serve an initial term of two years, with board meetings held four times a year. New trustees undergo a period of on boarding to bring them up to speed with current issues and their responsibilities.

Public Benefit The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding activities undertaken by the charity. The trustees are satisfied that the information provided in the report and accounts meets the public benefit reporting requirement.

www.compassionatepaws.org

facebook.com/ compassionatepawsinternational

Registered Address: 54 Martello Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7LE

Risk Assessment The trustees are fully aware of the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have taken steps to manage those risks.

Reserves Policy The trustees aim to hold a minimum of three months running costs in reserve at any point in time.

Board of Trustees:

Rebecca Dobinson MRCVS Hugh Duffin MRCVS Karen Malia Sarah Morris Sea Ramanat Raj Rajput

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Compassionate Paws International Statement of Financial Activities for the period 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025 (including Income and Expenditure Account)

Incoming
resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds:
Voluntary
income:
Donations
Grants
Total incoming resources
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds
Costs of generating
voluntary income
Salary costs
Total resources expended
Net income for the year
Other recognised gains
Foreign exchange
movement
Transfer between Fund
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought
forward
Total funds carried
forward		 Unrestricte
d Funds
Restricted Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
2025
2025
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
6,283
-
6,283
20,570
-
9,483
9,483
-
6,283
9,483
15,766
20,570
-
2,333
- 9,614
-
11,947
- 15,171
-
615
-
-
615
- 615
-
2,948
- 9,614
-
12,562
- 15,786
-
53
-
-
53
- 7
-
132
132
3,150
-
3,151
4,778
8,027
-
8,027
3,249
11,177
-
11,177
8,027

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the period. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities

Compassionate Paws International Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

2025 2024 Notes £ Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand 11,177 8,027 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year - - Net Current Assets 11,177 8,027 Net Assets 11,177 4,592 Unrestricted funds 11,177 8,027 Restricted funds - - Total funds 11,177 8,027 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all trustees Name: Sarah Morris Date of approval: Sunday 25[th] January 2026

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Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31March 2025

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been

applied consistently throughout the year and the preceding period.

1.1.Basis of accounting

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance

with the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by

Charities' SORP 2015 and the Companies Act 2006.

1.2.Cashflow

The charity has produced a cashflow report in accordance with FRS 102.

1.3.Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Income received by way of grants, donations and gifts are included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are receivable.

1.4.Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.