Blind Love in South Africa recently rescued a beautiful, elderly donkey called Wollie and welcomed him to their sanctuary. He will retire there following a lifetime of hard work and is estimated to be 40 years old!

In addition, the team treated 16 donkeys and 104 horses during their outreach days.

Help in Suffering’s Camel Rescue Centre (CRC) in India reached 245 camels and 523 other animals in July. They provided veterinary care for conditions including colic, eye infections, skin diseases, wounds and worms.

Two cases stood out in particular:

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.