Your Donations In ACTION for Cats In Zimbabwe | NFA
Last year, we told you the heartbreaking story of a colony of cats and kittens in Zimbabwe who were at grave risk of being poisoned by a cold-hearted hotel manager. Fortunately, compassionate pensioner Valda Cohen stepped in to save the animals from suffering an excruciating death. Valda devoted her whole heart and home to these […]
Your Donations In Action For The Friend Animal Foundation In Zimbabwe
You may remember that back in April 2021, all the animals at the Friend Animal Foundation (FAF) in Harare, Zimbabwe, were in dire need of help. The shelter was on the brink of financial ruin and closure after the previous owner died; hundreds of animals faced being killed by the authorities. That’s when Network for […]
We Delivered Two Tons Of Hay To Save Starving Donkeys
Meet Pumpkin – an orphaned two-month-old foal who has stolen all of our hearts. Pumpkin is one of the 53 donkeys and 15 horses that, thanks to your amazing support, will have a full belly this winter and a warm and safe place to rest his head. Network for Animals finances the MARES Donkey Sanctuary […]
Zimbabwe Baby Elephants Smuggled To Pakistani Zoo
By Oscar Nkala The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has secretively delivered two baby elephants to Pakistan, ignoring appeals from local and international animal rights activists for their rehabilitation pending the release of the animals back into the wild. The two baby elephants were captured in June last year and held inside the […]
An End To The Export Of Elephants To China
Network for Animals (NFA) has been working for four years to end the trade in baby elephants to China. CITES, the international organization that controls the trade in wild animals, has now passed a resolution to end the trade. The new resolution means zoos will no longer be able to import wild-caught African elephants to […]
CITES Votes That African Elephants Should Not Be Sent Elsewhere
Thirty-seven wild baby elephants may be spared export to Chinese zoos after a vote by the organization that controls the trade in wild animals this weekend. The 183 members of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) voted on Sunday, on a proposal to ban the live trade […]
Zimbabwe elephant babies trapped in no-man’s land
34 baby elephants that Zimbabwe plans to sell to Chinese zoos are stuck in limbo at the Hwange National Park because the Chinese buyer has not paid for their transport. The elephants are being held in enclosures at the National Park and sources have told Network for Animals (NFA) that they are becoming increasingly unhappy […]
Ex-Zimbabwe mayor held for possession of elephant tusks
Elephant poaching is a huge problem in Africa with 20,000 elephants being killed per year for their tusks. What compounds this is when decision makers and leaders, who are meant to help curb this problem, are accused of involvement. Police say the former mayor of Zimbabwe’s tourist hotspot, Victoria Falls, has been arrested after being […]