Our partner group, Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (LAZAWO), recently identified an outbreak of deadly tetanus in donkeys working in several mining areas of Tanzania. With your stellar support, we were able to act quickly and send funding for an emergency tetanus vaccination program.

Read the full story from LAZAWO below:

With assistance from your fantastic donations, 43 rescued donkeys are currently being cared for at Starting Over’s sanctuary in Israel.

Some of the sanctuary’s newest residents include Carambola, Liat and her daughter Robin, Metallica, Noel, Shebakia and Yennefer.

Throughout June, our partner group Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (LAZAWO) have been hard at work assisting donkeys in the Geita region of Tanzania. They saw no less than 586 working donkeys and treated them for a variety of conditions.

LAZAWO also focused on educating donkey owners on humane handling and equipment, appropriate feeding and basic preventative health measures for their working animals.

You can read their full report below:

The Camel Rescue Centre (CRC) - run by Help in Suffering - is one of our partner groups in India focused on assisting working camels. Thanks to your kind support, they helped no less than 446 camels during May.

Below are two cases that stood out:

On May 19, a large senior dog named Gigantón was found tied near the doors of Samaha’s Garden - an animal rescue centre in Turkey. At approximately 10 years old, he had spent his life as a livestock guardian until he became too old to serve and, like many others before him, was discarded.

No More Rubbish Collection Ponies!

We’re absolutely thrilled to share some incredible news — the era of rubbish collection ponies on Gili Trawangan has officially come to an end!

With your invaluable donations and support, the Visakha Society for Protection and Care of Animals (VSPCA) are caring for 62 rescued working animals - 58 buffaloes and four horses - in two Indian shelters.

Below is their first quarterly report for 2025:

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share some incredibly sad news about our latest sponsored animal, Maverick. Many of you will remember his story – the emaciated horse Nowzad found back in February, utterly resigned to his fate amidst the bleak brick kilns of Afghanistan.

May was an exciting month for our partner sanctuary in Israel, Starting Over, as 58 rescued donkeys were transported successfully to Europe. The 58 donkeys were sent to three sanctuaries in France, as well as to several private homes.

You may remember the camel sanctuary we set up in Shaitrawa, India, in partnership with Friendicoes. There are now 63 residents at the sanctuary, who are all being supported due to your generosity and compassion!