Animals are still in crisis after Spanish floods destroyed their homes.
Torrential rains unleashed destructive flash floods across Spain’s eastern coastline earlier this week, leaving the animals we care for devastated. The weather warnings came too late, and there was no time to evacuate hundreds of animals in the storm’s path. In the Valencia region, nearly a year’s worth of rain fell in just eight hours – but […]
Skeletal dogs and starving cats are waiting to be saved in Zimbabwe.
Blind and emaciated, 9-year-old Aurora had no idea what was going on when her owner chained her to the fence of our partner shelter, the Friend Animal Foundation (FAF) in Harare, in the dead of night. When shelter workers arrived the next morning, they took her under their wing and rushed her to a vet. […]
Hundreds of animals at risk after devastating bombing in Lebanon.
Houssein Hamze was ordered to evacuate from Nabatieh in Lebanon as the Israeli Defence Force was about to bomb the city. But Houssein is a dedicated animal-lover and he refused to leave the 60 cats he cared for at his home and the 200 dogs at his Mashala Shelter. But recently, the unthinkable happened – […]
Dogs saved from slaughter in Serbia are desperate for help.
My team works in countries where animals face unimaginable suffering – countries such as Serbia, where dogs are ruthlessly slaughtered almost every day. Heartless thugs roam the streets, murdering helpless animals in horrific ways, and the law does nothing. Poison, gunshots, blunt force trauma – these are all distressingly common causes of death for dogs […]
400 animals trapped on the Ukraine frontlines need our help.
Recently, I wrote to you saying our team’s animal rescue missions in the Donbas region of Ukraine were forced to stop when all five of its vehicles were damaged while on the frontlines. Russian bullets damaged some, while bombed-out roads and enemy shelling finished off the others. Hundreds of animals are desperate for help – […]
Countless animals adrift after hurricane disasters.
Hurricane Milton unleashed destruction across Florida, leaving behind a trail of devastation that has shattered communities, claimed lives and displaced thousands. Among the hardest hit are the helpless animals, left stranded and frightened in the storm’s aftermath. 150 animals must be evacuated from the hurricane disaster zone immediately. The storm brought violent winds, life-threatening flooding and […]
Hungry dogs face starvation in Montenegro and the authorities say let them die.
Winter is coming fast to the Balkan country of Montenegro. For Danijela Vuksanovic’s Riki’s Shelter, this is a season of desperation. Danijela cares for 110 rescued dogs, all of whom have come from terrible situations – abandoned, neglected, injured and unloved. Now, as freezing mountain storms approach, their only home – and their very lives – […]
Lebanese animals the latest victims of Middle East war.
This week, intense fighting broke out in Lebanon as part of the escalating war in the Middle East. As a result, countless animals are in immediate danger. Many are trapped, displaced and without access to food, shelter or medical care. As the war reaches Lebanon, animals caught on the frontline are suffering and dying. As […]
Incredible chance to double your help for abused Spanish hunting dogs.
Hunting dogs in Spain endure a hellish existence. Bred to be ruthless killers, they are treated horrifically, and if they are not sufficiently bloodthirsty, they are beaten, starved and brutally killed. The law offers them no protection. They are kept in terrible conditions in remote areas, hidden from the public eye, but our partner teams find […]
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 […]
