Thanks for the link. This is really cool work! Search and pre-rescue rats are a small part of what Apopo does: they mostly do unexploded mine clearance and tuberculosis detection! 😳
Comment on between medicine and this, we do not honour rats enough
Seaguy05@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They also can detect mines and have been highly successful in saving countless limbs/lives in that field too(no pun intended). apopo.org/?v=0b3b97fa6688
spinne@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Everyone needs to consider donating to them!
I have a monthly donation set up with them and get a monthly report how many mines a rat managed to find
They were also hit quite hard by the usaid shutdown, so they really can use any help they can get
Also: !petrats@lemmy.world needs more activity
frog@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Thank you for writing more about APOPO. My wife and I don’t gift each other things anymore. We choose a nonprofit to donate to on Christmas, anniversary, or birthdays. APOPO will be on my list.
Really cool.
Seaguy05@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That is a great idea!!