With help from your generous donations, Nowzad treated 272 working equines during April. This included deworming and vaccinations.

They also focused on widescale hoof trimming as they moved into spring, with their farrier attending to 77 equines.

Animal Nepal’s Dukuchhap Animal Sanctuary is a permanent refuge for animals rescued from cruelty, neglect and exploitation. Many of our residents are former working equines - donkeys, horses, and mules who spent their lives hauling heavy loads in brick kilns and trekking routes. Here, they find healing, freedom and the dignity they were long denied.

April brought another month of love, care and kindness for the rescued animals living at Animal Nepal’s beautiful sanctuary. Please read on to see how your donations are allowing these special animals to live out their days in comfort and peace.

The Friendicoes team in India assist hundreds of working animals through their Equine Mobile Clinic. They treated 810 equines during February alone. Equines were seen for various issues including colic, wounds, lameness, worms, digestive problems, skin infections or allergies, infectious diseases and dental problems. The team also vaccinated 270 animals in February.

Here are some of the animals who were assisted thanks to your wonderful donations:

The Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) is one of Malawi’s leading animal welfare organisations, working to improve the lives of animals through veterinary care, education and community outreach.

Gili Trawangan, a popular motor-free island destination in Indonesia, has long relied on horses to transport goods and collect waste. As tourism boomed, the amount of daily waste produced rose to 15–20 tonnes, placing an increasing burden on these working animals. 

Our partner group in South Africa, Blindlove, had a heartbreaking month in March. They dealt with a shocking case of cruelty and an outbreak of the deadly African horse sickness.

Despite these setbacks, the team managed to conduct multiple community outreach days, where they reached 32 working donkeys and 115 horses.

Between January and March, Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (LAZAWO) provided veterinary care for no less than 740 working donkeys in the Musoma region of Tanzania.

Such a huge number of donkeys could only be assisted due to your compassionate donations for working animals.

In March, the dedicated team at the Camel Rescue Centre (CRC) in Bassi, India, assisted a whopping 457 camels in need of veterinary care. You can read the stories of two camels below. . .