Mauritius, with its legendary pristine white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters is usually associated with Paradise on Earth… But not for all… Indeed the animal welfare situation is grim. Low sterilisation rates coupled with high abandonment rates result in countless unwanted litters and strays who are often condemned to a life of misery, whereby they are exposed to malnutrition, ill-treatments, diseases and accidents. Their very survival becomes a daily struggle, and many would barely survive if it were not for the efforts of countless animal lovers throughout the country who feed and care for them to the best of their ability. The silver lining to this dark picture is the national catch-neuter-release programme, which has been launched recently, and which has the potential to greatly reduce the number of strays in the medium to long term, but unfortunately not any time soon.

It is widely accepted that the only humane solution to reducing the number of unwanted litters is sterilisation. An unsterilised female dog usually has two litters per year as from the age of six months and can have up to ten to twelve babies each time, many bound to a cruel fate. By spaying and neutering just one male and one female dogs, more than 67,000 births can be prevented in just six years! Also sterilisation has countless health benefits for the animals, e.g. a reduction in the risk of mammary gland tumours, overine and/or uterine cancer, venereal tumours, etc, and an increase in life expectancy.
Our NGO, The Neuter Warriors, is made up of a small group of volunteers whose aim is to improve the lives of animals in Mauritius. It has been registered with the Registry of Associations of Mauritius since October 2022, under registration n° 17166. Our main objective is to organise free sterilisation sessions for stray dogs and cats and owned pets from low-income families. We have already organised 4 such sessions to date and have successfully sterilised more than 220 dogs and cats to date. We are planning to organise such a session in June-July 2024. We also need help to feed and care for many stray dogs and cats, as well as to sensitise further the population concerning the issues of sterilisation and animal welfare.

All this, of course, requires a lot of money and our efforts are all too often hampered by a lack of funds. To continue our endeavours, we desperately need your help and financial support.

Please help us help them.