FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
THE MEDITERRANEAN FAUNA AND FLORA
CLUB ORGANIZES
DECEMBER 23.24TH AND 25TH IN DOUZ
THE EVENT
" Ana Sloughi, Asli tounsi
", " I am a sloughi, my origin is Tunisian ",
Under the slogan " Ana
Sloughi, Asli tounsi "* , the Mediterranean Fauna and Flora club ( CFFM) is
organizing for the second year in a raw, the action “saving the Tunisian
sloughi” that will be held along with the International Festival of the Desert
of Douz.
The festival of Douz is a
cultural event celebrating traditions of South Tunisia. Part of its
program is dedicated to the sloughi and the hunting of the later .
Unfortunatly, we are noticing
a significant decline of sloughis' population in the south part of
Tunisia along with a progressive degradation of the breed.
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| Tunisian Sloughi - Douz desert - CFFM december 2010 |
Sloughi is under threat in Tunisia today, and if we do
not react quickly it will be too late.
The mission of the CFFM
is to fix up a national mapping of the sloughi on the Tunisian territory based
on the following actions;
-listing up each sloughi,
provide it with a chip and follow it life long.
-Launch in collaboration with
The National School of veterinary medicine, biological and genetic research
projects on the sloughi . Those projects aim to establish a national database
of for the Tunisian sloughis , an informational a Web site and a network
dedicated for the laters that will enable and help their reproduction and
conservation.
- Establish a national
sloughi breeding strategy
- Establish a
"certificate of Tunisian origine" according to standards of the
national and international authorities (example: Moroccan sloughi).
During the edition 2011 and as
for the first edition of the action " let's save the sloughi 2010",
more than twenty volunteer veterinarians will be looking for sloughis and every
one othe laters will be treated as the following
-Examined, measured,
weighed, photographed, inoculated, treated against chips and parasites and
provided with a chip,
- Having a blood sample for biological and genetic analyses,
- Having an index card with all the collected
information and pad of vaccination. The card will be created by CFFM in
association with several
veterinarians and will be given to the owners of the sloughi.
A competition " Best
sloughi 2011 " will be ongoing along with the action rewarding the owners
of the most beautiful and healthy sloughi.
HOW TO HELP US ?
The action "let's save
sloughis " addresses mainly voiunteer veterinarians who will leave their
offices for two days to look up for sloughis. Yet,every person can join
and be part of the action.
There are several ways to
support us by:
-Sending a donation to the
CFFM that will finance various vaccines, and treatments
-Being part of the
organization staff
"*I
am a sloughi, I am Tunisian"
