CCA-SL

Who We Are

The legacies of the eleven year armed conflict which Sierra Leone suffered from were gross animal cruelty to particularly dogs and cats (Starvation, neglect brutal killings, ritual sacrifice, torture etc.). For this reason, Tom Sandi CCA-SL founder and other animal lovers in May 2005 established a community-led animal welfare advocacy/campaign group called Campaign Against Cruelty to Animals in Sierra Leone (CCA-SL).CCA-SL is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation established in May 2005 and registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs as an Indigenous Voluntary Organisation due to the division of the ministry, on 1st September 2025 registered with the National Investment Board, Sierra Leone (a new registration body) as a Private Company Limited by Guarantee, Company No. SL010925CAMPA26667.We share the views of late Indian Prime Minister Mahatma Gandhi who in one of his great speeches said that “The greatness of a Nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its Animals are treated” in other words sustainable development can only be truly realized when our Animals are treated well. Yes the Animals are our colleague creatures

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What We Believe In

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Human rights/welfare issues can only be fully fulfilled when the welfare/rights of animals are respected, protected and promoted.
Animals are partners in development.
Cruelty to animals is inhuman and hence a human rights violations in it self.
Religious equality amongst creatures (Ecclesiastes 3:18-20)
An organization can hardly achieves its objective without collaboration and networking with like minded organizations/individuals.

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Contact

Tom Sandi
National Coordinator
📞 +232 76 682 677
📧 [email protected]

Mission

Initiating, protecting, promoting and sustaining the culture of Sierra Leoneans accepting Animals as Partners in Development rather than mere creatures

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Vision

An Animal Cruel-Free Society where humans regard animals as partners in development rather than mere creatures.

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Goals

To end all forms of human perpetrated cruelty/violence against animals particularly domestic and companion animals

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Objective

To provide Humane Education and Animal Welfare education for primary, secondary, vocational, colleges and universities etc.
To organise community level awareness raising/sensitization programs for positive attitudinal and behavioural change of people’s perception about animals.
To organize training workshops on animal welfare and responsible animal ownership.
To provide free feeding and health care service to stray animals and community animal.
To monitor and report on all forms of animal cruelties including ritual sacrifices and other mistreatments to the appropriate authorities/partners for subsequent action.
To advocate for environmental/wildlife protection and conservation.
To mediate and resolve conflict between crop farmers and animal farmers (working oxen and cattle/livestock).
To Influence/lobby local authorities to formulate animal protection bylaws.
To promote international animal welfare protection strides (Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare and the Africa Declaration of Animal Welfare for example).
To influence government to incorporate international animal welfare standards into the laws of Sierra Leone.
Collaborate with like-minded animal welfare societies at home or abroad.
To promote climate change advocacy.
To promote vegetarianism and veganism.
To promote anti-speciesism campaigns.