Animals are drowning after Texas floods – help us rush to their rescue before it’s too late
Over the US’s Fourth of July weekend, deadly flash floods tore through central Texas, leaving countless animals displaced, injured, terrified, alone and barely clinging to life in the aftermath. In moments, the animals’ peaceful homes became disaster zones in one of the deadliest floods in state history. It is a race against time to rescue […]
An abandoned Italian farmhouse hides a heartbreaking reality for 18 forgotten cats
At Network for Animals, we believe every single animal should live a life free from suffering. We work all over the world to make that belief a reality – and today, we’re asking for your help in Italy, where 18 abandoned, forgotten cats are struggling to survive. NFA team member Leslie Busby lives in the […]
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 […]
Children are killing cats for sport in New Zealand
Right now, in the rural New Zealand farming community of North Canterbury, cats are being slaughtered for sport in a brutal hunting competition. The hunters call this ‘conservation;’ we call it barbaric, government-sanctioned cruelty. Children of all ages are encouraged to catch and shoot cats, with cash prizes for the most felines killed. Introduced to […]
58 donkeys escaped war because of you. Will you help us save 50 more?
After months of preparation and planning, we did it: thanks to your support, 58 donkeys rescued from the horrors of war and abuse in the Middle East have safely touched down in Europe. But our work is not over yet. After flying from Israel to France and Belgium, 58 donkeys are finally beginning […]
2,800 donkeys are being worked to 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+ 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 […]
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 […]