Unwanted dogs are discarded like trash in this Greek wasteland
Just outside the bustling Greek city of Athens lies Aspropyrgos – a vast, semi-rural area of scrubland and deserted buildings. This lawless wasteland is also home to thousands of starving, abandoned dogs. This is where unwanted dogs are discarded and left to die. Credit: NFA/Justine Haralambous Close to the city and with few prying eyes, […]
A dog owner crippled his puppy then abandoned him to die.
What happened to Bliss is almost too cruel to comprehend. While mowing the lawn, his owner ran over Bliss’s back leg, slicing it off – but instead of seeking help, the owner heartlessly dumped him. Bliss was saved by our partner shelter, Azil Prijatelji in Čakovec, a quiet corner of Croatia. Without our partner, this […]
The war isn’t over for animals in the Middle East
After 12 terrifying days of conflict between Israel and Iran, a fragile ceasefire is in place. But for the animals, the nightmare is far from over. As bombs fell and civilians fled, countless pets were left behind – abandoned in shattered homes, or dropped at overwhelmed shelters by desperate families with nowhere else to turn. […]
3,000 dogs will soon go hungry unless we help
Our long-time partner, KZN Valley Dogs in South Africa, is facing a street dog crisis and thousands of dogs could go without food, care and hope – unless we act right away. A few months ago, KZN Valley Dogs was feeding a staggering 1,500 dogs each week. Now, that number has doubled, and we are […]
Dogs are being slaughtered in Morocco in the name of football
As Morocco prepares to welcome the world for the FIFA soccer World Cup, a brutal and heartbreaking crisis is unfolding for the nation’s homeless dogs. In the dead of night, across cities like Casablanca, Rabat, Ifrane and Marrakech, stray dogs are hunted down, shot, poisoned, beaten and left to die in agony. Blood stains the […]
As Morocco suffers a devastating drought, 650+ dogs are desperate for a drop to drink
As Morocco enters its seventh consecutive year of drought, more than 650 dogs are facing a searing summer without the life-giving water they need to survive. With no running water at our partner’s shelter in Tangier, the dogs need four large tankers of water every week to survive. Our partner, SFT Sanctuary, is a haven […]
100+ rescue dogs in Tanzania have only one haven – and it’s in trouble.
In Arusha, a city near the world-renowned Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, there is just one haven for abandoned, abused and disabled dogs. It is called Mbwa Wa Africa (which means ‘Dogs of Africa’ in Swahili) – our partner and the only registered animal shelter in a region covering 14,500 square miles (37,500 km²). The sanctuary […]
Enemy drones just bombed our crucial animal ambulance in Ukraine for the second time.
Our partner in Ukraine – one of the few teams saving animal lives during this horrific war – has just been dealt another blow after their animal ambulance was once again attacked by enemy drones. This is the same ambulance our supporters helped us purchase last year, after their previous vehicle was completely destroyed by […]
Four dogs and cats saved from war in Palestine have a chance to escape the violence.
Since the war erupted in 2023, life for our long-term partner in Bethlehem, West Bank, has been a daily struggle. With countless dogs, cats, donkeys and horses abandoned, forgotten and left to fend for themselves, the Animal and Environment Association (AEA) has fought to rescue as many animal lives as possible – but every […]
Disabled dogs can once again run free in Morocco.
In Tangier, Morocco, where thousands of street dogs struggle to survive every day, 18 disabled dogs were destined to die – until our partner, SFT Sanctuary, stepped in. The vets recommended euthanasia. Others simply turned a blind eye to their suffering. And no-one was willing to take them in – no-one except SFT. Credit: […]