Have some money left for a good cause this month?

The team behind the landmine clearing hero rats are currently running a fundraiser with a 50% donation match possibility:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/support-apopos-herorats-life-saving-missions/

#rats #herorats #charity #apopo

Хомяковые крысы-сапёры придут на помощь Украине: старт сотрудничества с APOPO

На конференции по восстановлению Украины, которая прошла в Риме 10–11 июля 2025 года, было замечено нечто интересное: среди участников присутствовала Анна — координатор организации APOPO в Украине. Это присутствие стало первым публичным сигналом о начале сотрудничества между Украиной и международной неправительственной организацией APOPO. #Украина #Крысы #Apopo #Herorats

Note: 🐀 Rats are more helpful for mankind than the entire ISR army and their leaders combined

#minesweeper #landmines #apopo

#civilprotection

Tanzanian mine-detecting rat sets new world record

📰 Report: Kizito Makoye for Anadolu

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ronin-s-rise-tanzanian-mine-detecting-rat-sets-new-world-record/3527960

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Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record

A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants.

Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has uncovered 109 landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance since 2021, charity Apopo, which trains the animals, said in a statement.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ewxjjw842o

#rat #landmine #Apopo

The bestest rat on #WorldRatDay <3

https://apopo.org/herorat-ronin-breaks-guinness-world-records-title/

#rats #herorats #apopo

#HeroRATs treinados para detetar vários tipos de minas enterradas a diferentes profundidades #APOPO #ClickerTraining #ScentDetection #PositiveReinforcement

Os nossos #HeroRATs atingem uma fase avançada da sua formação no nosso campo de minas de treino de 24 hectares. Pela primeira vez, estão a ser expostos a minas terrestres reais e desactivadas. Este passo fundamental aperfeiçoa a sua capacidade de detetar com precisão diferentes tipos de minas enterradas a diferentes…

https://funchalnoticias.net/2025/03/26/herorats-treinados-para-detetar-varios-tipos-de-minas-enterradas-a-diferentes-profundidades-apopo-clickertraining-scentdetection-positivereinforcement/

#Apopo, the company behind #HeroRats is facing difficulties due to USAID budget cuts.

If you're looking for an awesome company to donate some money to, this definitely is one.
They are training gambian pouched rats to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis.

https://apopo.org/take-action-today/

#rats

Leider hat die Organisation keinen eigenen Account im Fediverse, den ich ständig retröten könnte, daher muss ich irgendwie dran denken, hin und wieder auf die Arbeit der #Apopo #HeroRats und #HeroDogs hinzuweisen.

Diese Ratten bzw. Hunde helfen, Landminen oder Tuberkulose zu erschnüffeln. Hab da mal vor Jahren eine Doku auf dem NDR zu gesehen unter dem Titel "Räumkommando Riesenratte".

https://apopo.org/