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 […]
GRAPHIC WARNING: “Phantom of the Opera” cat survives acid attack
Kelsey, the Zimbabwean kitten, looks like a character from an Andrew Lloyd Webber production – not a cute and cuddly creature from Cats, but rather the tragically disfigured Phantom from Phantom of the Opera. One side of the kitten’s face appears absolutely normal. But the other side is completely burnt and melted away, the horrific result of […]
Russian advances in Ukraine are overwhelming animal rescue efforts
Recent advances by the Russian military have caused an animal welfare crisis in Ukraine. Soldiers are advancing in the Donetsk region, attacking and destroying one village at a time – and as people flee the onslaught, many are forced to leave their animals behind. A major road provides a vital escape route for people and […]
Rescued from certain death: One small corner of England is a sheep paradise
Every single animal at the Farm Animal Rescue Sanctuary (FARS) in England was born deformed or injured, past breeding age, or merely surplus to requirements; except the cats of course, they just turned up. Now they need help. Deformed lambs are worthless to farmers because of numerous strict laws governing their transport and trade, while […]
Cats saved from the frontlines in Ukraine have a new home in a converted bomb shelter
What do you do with 236 cats rescued from the Ukraine war? That was the dilemma faced by our partner, Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK), which saved the cats from near certain death – and then had to figure out how to provide them with the care they need. The answer: Convert a former bomb shelter […]
Caught in a horrific war, animals in Ukraine are dying by the thousands
For animals in Ukraine, every day brings new nightmares. In this update, I want to explain why they so desperately need help. As Russians advance into the civilian areas of Donetsk, more people are abandoning their animals. Our team is there now, rescuing animals before it is too late. The Russians are making constant inroads. […]
CRISIS for cats, dogs and horses in storm-ravaged Cape Town, South Africa!
A violent storm has torn through Cape Town, South Africa. Countless dogs, cats and horses have been devastated by this disaster, and they desperately need your help RIGHT NOW. We must act IMMEDIATELY to repair damage to our partner shelters and rescue, shelter, feed and treat helpless animal victims caught in the aftermath of this storm. Over the past week, […]
Hundreds of cats slaughtered in horrific New Zealand hunting competition.
In the New Zealand farming community of Canterbury (Waitaha in Māori), homeless cats eke out a meager survival. Now, under the guise of ‘conservation,’ children as young as 14 are being encouraged to take part in a bloodthirsty hunt to slaughter these cats, whose only crime was to be born without a home. Credit: Supplied The […]
Are Greek cats exceptionally charming? Do they deserve parasite treatment?
We have told you before about the plight of street cats in Greece. Every village has a community of semi-feral cats who depend, as so many animals do, on the kindness of strangers. But in a country where animal welfare is not a priority, and locals often have neither the knowledge nor the desire to help, kindness […]
Bombed out businesses mean no food for animals in Palestine.
As the war in Palestine grinds on, the deadly toll on animals rises every day. There were thousands of street dogs there before the fighting. That number is shooting up as abandoned, injured and hungry animals are forced onto the ruined streets of the West Bank, where there is little or nothing to eat and no […]