About Us
Welcome to the Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals and Their Habitat (K’S PATH), the revolutionary new organization bridging the gap between animals and humans in Kuwait. Kuwait is a unique country which acts as a crossroads for people from around the world. As such, people from many cultures and beliefs live alongside a diverse group of animals in this small Islamic country. The last two decades have seen significant change in Kuwait. Several severe environmental catastrophes coupled with the military devastation from the 1991 gulf war have had a cataclysmic effect on Kuwait’s ecosystem.
Additionally, Kuwait lacks the effective environmental and animal welfare laws and enforcement needed to protect its natural residents. As a result, Kuwait has seen an alarming departure from the compassion and kindness toward animals required by Islam and many different species suffer great cruelty and neglect. K’S PATH hopes to reverse this trend through education, advocacy, rescue, sheltering, sanctuary, cleanup, and the promotion of animal and environmentally friendly legislation.
Finally, the rate of endangered, protected, and illegal species being smuggled into the country for sale as pets has increased in the last several years. These animals include cheetahs, tigers, baboons, monkeys, African Grey parrots, kangaroos, Ostrich, and many other mammals, birds, snakes and lizards. The trade in these animals is rampant and conducted in public without fear of punishment. The government of Kuwait has signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which controls and regulates the international trade of animals. However, the government of Kuwait is struggling to implement the required law enforcement, sanctuary, or relocation efforts for protected animals. K’S PATH intends to effect positive change by acting as the sanctuary facility of choice for smuggled animals and to help facilitate their rescue, rehabilitation, and relocation.
K'S PATH is also the parent organization for the Animal Friends League of Kuwait whose mission is to provide shelter and rescue for companion animals residing in Kuwait.
Here is a short video that highlights the work we do:
