Horses worked to death for tourist entertainment in Morocco
Every day in Marrakesh, Morocco, horses pull carriages through the streets, taking tourists on sight-seeing tours through the busy traffic and winding alleys. But behind the picturesque scenes of vibrant marketplaces, ancient buildings and idyllic gardens lies a heartbreaking truth. Horses are dying for human entertainment. Credit: NFA/David Barritt When they’re not […]
2,800 donkeys are being overworked to the brink of death at gold mines in Tanzania
Maisha was just one week old when her mother died after fracturing her leg while working in the gold mines of Geita, Tanzania – a region rich in minerals, but deadly for donkeys. This is the brutal reality for more than 2,800 donkeys in the region, who are forced to work until they collapse – […]
100 war-torn donkeys have new homes waiting in Europe – we just need to get them there
100 donkeys, all survivors of nightmarish war and abuse in the Middle East, finally have the chance to escape and start over in Europe. But we desperately need your help to get them there. We have planned a massive emergency relocation of 100 donkeys rescued from war and abuse in the Middle East to […]
Donkeys in Tanzania dying in droves from eating plastic
In the rural village of Mirongoine, Tanzania, 1,500 overworked donkeys are suffering from severe malnutrition, abuse and shocking injuries. The animals desperately need your help right away. Credit: NFA/Byron Seale Heavy loads tear into the donkeys’ flesh, and their owners whip and beat them mercilessly when they pause for breath. Every week, […]
Unbelievable abuse leaves three donkey lives in the balance
Margot and her year-old daughter Mirabelle were found near death in Bela Bela, an impoverished area of the Limpopo province in South Africa. Then the vet discovered she was about to give birth. Margot had been hit by a car, was extremely malnourished, heavily pregnant and battling to walk. Her year-old daughter was found at her […]
Cruel children beat this baby donkey until he was at death’s door
Imagine being a terrified baby donkey, ripped away from your mother’s side and dumped alone in a field of stones and sand in scorching heat, only to be mercilessly beaten by children and left to die. This is exactly what happened to Sunday, an abandoned, four-month-old donkey foal who was found at death’s door in […]
Donkeys in South Africa are in agony! Can they count on you today?
In Bela Bela, South Africa, 250 donkeys suffer horrendous abuse that would turn your stomach. Relentlessly worked to the brink of death by day and mercilessly attacked by cruel people seeking to sabotage their competitors by night, life for donkeys in this dirt-poor township is a hellish nightmare. Donkeys in Bela Bela are treated as exploitable […]
Donkeys starving as African drought wreaks havoc!
Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster as a devastating drought brings the country to its knees. As always, in times of crisis, the animals are in serious trouble, and the rescued donkeys at our partner sanctuary are badly affected. Donkeys are DESPERATELY HUNGRY as drought destroys food sources in Zimbabwe. Please, help us feed them […]
Three rescued donkeys were destined to be fed to zoo animals!
On Bodmin Moor in England, three rescued donkeys are in desperate need of our immediate help. Destined to die of starvation, or WORSE – be slaughtered and chopped up for their meat. The story of Luna, Mabel and Poncho is so sad… Because of their owner’s sudden illness, these gentle souls were left vulnerable, suffering […]
Act now to transform the fate of Croatia’s abused horses: A call for urgent change and support.
In the midst of Europe’s serene beauty, a harrowing truth lurks: in Croatia, beneath the guise of “tradition,” horses endure unimaginable suffering. Imagine these majestic creatures trembling in the shadows of dark barns as they suffer relentless brutality. Chained and terrorized, they are mercilessly beaten, their spirits broken under the cruel guise of “training” for barbaric […]