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 […]
Kenya’s donkeys are being wiped out for the skin trade
Every day, at least 400 donkeys are killed in Kenya to fuel China’s demand for ejiao – a cosmetic ingredient and traditional medicine made by boiling down donkey skins. More than 50% of Kenya’s donkeys have already been wiped out. Unless we act, the animals could disappear from the country in just 10 years. Despite […]
3 out of 4 kittens born on New York’s streets don’t survive
The streets of New York City are incredibly dangerous for vulnerable newborn kittens. Of those born to unsterilized stray cats, as few as 1 in 4 survive their first six months. The cats that live go on to have kittens of their own, repeating the tragic cycle – unless they are sterilized by organizations like […]
You can still help save Afghanistan’s oldest animal shelter
UPDATE: Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of animal-lovers like you, construction on the new Nowzad sanctuary and animal hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, is well underway – and every single animal has been safely moved! As demolition crews closed in to flatten the original sanctuary for new roads and office blocks, our partner raced to relocate […]
Injured and disabled dogs in Zimbabwe need your help to once again run free
We’re writing to you today from Zimbabwe, where we’re visiting our long-time partner, the Friend Animal Foundation (FAF), a sanctuary that has become the last hope for animals in one of the world’s most broken economies. FAF is home to nearly 700 animals, including 160 cats, several rescued farm animals and 464 dogs – many […]