Africa-Press – Lesotho. Farmers on the Peninsula have praised the marking of the animals, saying it was a great remedy to protect their herds from animal theft. In an interview with Voice of the Nation, Mokopung Mayor Mr Lebohang Makolometsa said that since the national animals have been identified, no animals have been stolen.
He said they have had a very long time without any reports of animals being stolen. Makolometsa explains that although the community animals are safe, the biggest problem is the fraud of businesses and families and he has learned that this is caused by the famine as food is stolen.
He explained that they would overcome this problem as they were the kings of the Peninsula region sitting together and asked for a Police Station and they were preparing to have a Police Station at Hauuu Railway to help to solve this fraud problem.
The Chief of the Peninsula King Sealuma Letlala explained that the biggest problem was poverty and said he could encourage the community to be provided with services such as accommodations and be able to support themselves.
He thanked the Ministry of Home Affairs for approving the delivery of identity documents, natural and animal licenses. One of the farmers, Mr Lishele Mohope, said their animals had been burned as a way of marking them and they had not heard of them being stolen and urged other Basotho farmers who had not marked their animals to be burned.
do so in order to protect them from theft. Herdsman Mr Thabo Maisa explained that he had been herding animals for 15 years and had never been robbed of animals.
He said the issue of marking animals was good as if they were not stolen when they arrived in another area they would look out of place as they would have environmental and animal markers.
The Minister of Home Affairs, His Excellency Motlalentoa Letsosa, encouraged farmers to continue to mark animals and to encourage all others. He also said that they should be aware of the issue of trade and human trafficking and should report to the king and the police when they see signs of trade and human trafficking.
Local Constituency candidate Hon Ntlhoi Motsamai said he was grateful to the farmers in his area for taking the advice of the Ministry of Home Affairs to mark their animals to prevent theft. He advised them to take precautions against Covid-19 pain.
The Department of Home Affairs through its animal identification and registration program (LRMIS) provides animal identification services to reduce the rate of animal theft and to assist police in identifying animals where they belong. stolen. The Ministry of Home Affairs is moving around the country to bring animal identification and education services to the public.
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