With support from your wonderful donations, the hard-working Friendicoes’ team rescued six animals in need and provided 670 equines with veterinary care through their mobile clinic last month.

Our partner group, Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA), provided veterinary care for 220 donkeys in July. They also focused on community education and training, which is essential for improving working donkey welfare. This included a special hands-on training session focused on humane harness repairs and maintenance.

Recently, our partner group LAZAWO in Tanzania rescued an abandoned donkey called Mateso. He was left to die in a dreadful state, but thanks to the compassion of the LAZAWO team and your wonderful donations, he is - slowly but surely - beginning to heal.

You can read his full story below:

With assistance from your kind donations, we were recently able to fund a new sanctuary area for our partner group, Horses of Gili, based on the Gili Islands in Indonesia.

You may remember we recently reported that the last rubbish-collection ponies on the Gili Islands of Indonesia had finally retired. It’s safe to say these ponies have fully embraced their new lives of leisure - retirement clearly suits them!

Due to your wonderful support, Starting Over in Israel cared for 43 rescued donkeys in their Hope Compound last month.

In India, our partner group Action for Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA) provided essential veterinary care for over 100 working horses and bullocks in July. They vaccinated 356 animals and trained 32 owners in animal health and welfare.

This critical work is powered by your fantastic support and generous donations.

A critical part of Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization’s (LAZAWO) programs for donkeys working in Tanzania’s gold mines is providing tetanus vaccinations. This program is only made possible due to your heartfelt donations.

In Tanzanian gold mines, donkeys face harsh conditions, brutal workdays and serious injuries. Thankfully, with help from your kind donations, Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (LAZAWO) have been able to relieve the suffering of these donkeys and turn pain into hope.

You can read their full report from July below:

Nowzad’s dedicated Working Animal Team in Kabul treated 84 equines for a wide range of ailments during July. They also assisted 29 other animals in need, including cows and goats.

They saw multiple cases of colic, diarrhoea and malnutrition / anorexia, plus respiratory issues, limping, wounds, parasites, hypocalcaemia and an eye tumour.