Deadly cat flu threatens Kenya’s suffering street cats.
A deadly cat flu outbreak is sweeping through Lamu, Kenya, and the cats we have worked tirelessly to protect over the past four years are in immediate danger. We must immediately sterilize and vaccinate as many cats as possible before it’s too late! An estimated 10,000 street cats live across Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago. We know […]
Abused and disabled donkeys and horses in Morocco need safe shelters as soon as possible.
In the ancient streets of Marrakesh, Morocco, there’s a quiet corner where suffering meets salvation – our partner shelter, the Jarjeer Mule and Donkey Refuge. This vital sanctuary provides a loving forever home for more than 270 animals – including 23 who arrived in the last three months alone! These are donkeys, horses and mules […]
Thai shelter faces eviction, putting 10 years of life-saving work at risk
For more than a decade, Rescue PAWS Thailand has been a lifeline for abandoned, sick and suffering animals. From a humble base on the grounds of a temple, this small team has sterilized more than 15,000 animals, vaccinated tens of thousands, and found loving homes for over 600 dogs and cats. Now, the 40 animals […]
Street cat crisis in historic Lamu in Kenya
The Lamu Archipelago, just off the coast of Kenya, is a paradise for tourists, but a nightmare for around 10,000 sick and suffering street cats. Every day, the cats of Lamu are locked into a desperate fight for survival. Cats with faces disfigured by cancerous growths. Kittens with swollen, pus-filled eyes sealed shut from rampant […]
Thousands of Spanish hunting dogs are about to be thrown away like trash
In Spain, hunting season is about to begin – but for hundreds of ‘hunting dogs’ called galgos, this season will bring nothing but suffering. For many hunters, galgos are little more than a tool, to be cruelly disposed of when they have “outlived their purpose.” Trained to kill over months of brutal, abusive training, these […]
Dogs injured in Ukraine war need emergency surgeries and medical care
As Russian missiles continue to lay waste to Ukraine, countless injured, malnourished and abandoned animals are desperate for expert medical care – but without essential veterinary supplies, our team is struggling, always fearful lives will be lost if the medicines run out. Every day is a living nightmare for the animal victims of war – […]
250 dogs rescued from the streets in crisis after fiery inferno devastates their shelter
Disaster struck our long-time partner, The Emma Animal Rescue Society (TEARS) in Cape Town, South Africa, at dawn earlier this week. At 5am, a fire broke out on a neighbouring property. Within minutes, a fiery inferno spread to the TEARS kennels, engulfing structures and devouring the dogs’ enclosures. Firefighters battle the blaze at TEARS animal […]
10 tortured dogs found during an emergency raid in Kenya
In just three minutes, we saved 10 dogs and puppies from nightmarish cruelty in Kenya. This past weekend, the Network for Animals East Africa team worked with our partner, the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA), to carry out a dangerous undercover raid on an illegal dog hawker in Kitengela, just […]
Crucial animal shelter in South Africa is at breaking point
Fallen Angels Pet Rescue, one of our longest-standing partner shelters in South Africa, is in crisis. South Africa’s economy is in trouble, and many people have lost their jobs – resulting in a heartbreaking increase in the number of animals being surrendered or abandoned at the shelter and more strays roaming the streets. As I […]
Stray cats are trapped in a cycle of suffering on this Greek island
The Greek island of Ithaca is famous as the home of the legendary Greek hero Odysseus, but on Ithaca today there are very few heroes for the thousands of homeless cats who have been left to breed unchecked, creating a street cat crisis. There is no vet or veterinary clinic on the entire island, so […]