IMAGINE the PAIN! Just seven weeks old, Princess the kitten was hopelessly caught in a WICKED SNARE!
A few days ago, a tiny, starving kitten was caught in an illegal snare in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Now named Princess, this little flea-infested animal was likely scrounging for scraps to fill her empty belly when tragedy struck. From the shocking injuries to her neck, it is clear Princess must have fought desperately to free herself […]
When we received an URGENT call for help from this shelter, home to 270 discarded dogs and cats, we knew we had to ACT IMMEDIATELY.
Our team received an URGENT call for help from a shelter in Spain in terrible financial trouble. The haven, Refugio SVPAP in Valencia, is home to 270 abandoned dogs and cats. It is staffed by 11 unpaid, passionate volunteers and receives absolutely no government funding. Twice before, the shelter almost closed due to lack of funds […]
CAN YOU IMAGINE? During the holidays, some people abandon their older dog or cat in favor of a cute new puppy or kitten!
It is the festive season and a time to celebrate and share gifts with those you love. It is a time for happiness, but for many animals, the holidays are a time to dread – because when the festive season begins, animal shelters are bombarded with abandoned dogs and cats. When some people go on […]
Kittens are being born into a “life” of misery, destined to die of starvation or disease!
Sick, starving and scrounging for scraps on rubbish heaps – this is the reality for the street cats of Lamu, who are totally neglected and ignored, and left to breed indiscriminately in this dirt-poor Kenyan town. We saw terribly emaciated pregnant cats and kittens dying on filthy roadsides. We saw kittens so sick they couldn’t […]
All Annabelle did to end up abandoned at an animal shelter, in Zimbabwe, was BE A CAT…
Last year, we rescued Zimbabwe’s Friend Animal Foundation (FAF) in Harare from the brink of closure. The shelter had run out of money, the animals had nowhere to go, and the authorities were ready to step in and euthanize them. It was a dreadful situation. Thanks to your support, we were able to save the shelter […]
In the heavily-bombed Donetsk region of Ukraine thousands of war victim dogs and cats are terrified, abandoned and starving to death!
Animals desperately need your help in one of the worst war zones in Ukraine! Thousands of war victim dogs and cats are terrified, abandoned and starving to death in the Donetsk region. We must do everything we can to keep them fed and cared for. Our partner, Ecoprotection of Starokostyantyniv (EPS) in Khmelnytskyi, is struggling to […]
CRISIS for CATS! 210 hungry and sick cats suffering!
In Nairobi, Kenya, poverty and corruption have crippled animal shelters, and it’s the animals in the most desperate need who are suffering most. They are always the helpless, voiceless victims of human callousness, at the very bottom of everyone’s list – but NOT OURS! There is a dreadful situation at the Nairobi Feline Sanctuary (NFS), 210 […]
COVID threatening COLLAPSE of vital spay and neuter program needed to CHANGE THE LIVES of street animals in Mexico!
The Los Cabos region of Mexico has the fastest-growing population in the country, but it has no municipal shelters or animal control, resulting in thousands of forgotten street dogs and cats. These poor animals are at the mercy of sick people who carry out horrific abuse – the shelter has dealt with cats burned alive… dogs attacked with […]
Help save 80 cats and kittens! Hotel manager vowed to KILL THEM AS FAST AS HE COULD!
When a new hotel manager in Zimbabwe threatened to poison an entire colony of street cats who lived in the hotel car park, a kind-hearted cat lover stepped in to try to save them from death. The previous manager was a cat lover, so he and the hotel staff fed and looked out for the 25-strong colony. […]
There are absolutely no veterinary facilities to help suffering dogs, cats and donkeys in this small town!
In the remote, dirt-poor Kenyan town of Faza, donkeys, cats and dogs live miserable lives, filled with famine, abuse and neglect. The animals’ bitter plight is accentuated by severe poverty in the community – the result of economic inequality, government corruption and a woefully inefficient health system. It should come as no surprise that there are absolutely no […]