From protecting America’s iconic wild horses to bringing emergency food and water to 4,000 desert dogs in Jordan, September was another month of life-saving animal rescue and welfare work for Network for Animals.

Here is what our supporters made possible for animals in September 2026.

United States

Protecting and rescuing America’s wild horses

Every year in the American West, thousands of wild horses are chased from their homes in traumatic helicopter roundups, separated from their families and placed in captivity. Those who aren’t adopted are sold, lose their federal protections and may end up in kill pens and slaughterhouses across the border.

Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, Network for Animals is working with American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) on a humane fertility-control program and advocacy for stronger protections for wild horses. We will also be supporting All Seated in a Barn, which rescues horses from auctions, kill pens and the slaughter pipeline and provides ongoing care.

Read more about how we’re protecting America’s wild horses.

Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, we are working with local partners to protect and rescue America’s wild horses from the slaughter pipeline. Source: Mikekolesnikov/Envato

Ukraine – Kharkiv

Replacing a frontline animal ambulance

Network for Animals has helped animals in Ukraine since the war began in 2022, and we are currently working with our partner, Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK), to save as many hungry, terrified, injured and abandoned animals as possible from the frontline. In September, a Russian drone attack on our animal rescue team’s mission left them badly wounded and destroyed their animal ambulance, halting rescues.

Fortunately, another ARK donor has replaced the ambulance with a specialized armored vehicle. Once the team has recovered, rescues will resume. We are continuing to fund rescue efforts, food and medical care for animals trapped on the frontline with help from our donors.

Read the full Ukraine animal rescue team story.

Donations empower us to continue funding life-saving rescue missions, food and care for animals trapped on the frontline of the war in Ukraine. Source: ARK

United Kingdom – Nottinghamshire

A last chance for abused dogs

Our partner, Doris Banham Dog Rescue (DBDR), is often the final hope for abandoned dogs facing euthanasia within seven days, many of whom have suffered terrible cruelty. Our donors’ support is helping our partner rescue its next last-chance dog, an abandoned special-needs Staffordshire Bull Terrier who needs neutering, vaccination, medical care and months of intensive rehabilitation. Donations are also covering food and medical care for the other last-chance dogs in our team’s care.

Read more about our UK dog rescue work.

With help from our supporters, we are giving abused and abandoned last-chance dogs in the United Kingdom the food, medical care and rehabilitation they deserve. Source: Doris Banham Dog Rescue

Kenya – Mombasa

Providing emergency medical care for sick and injured street cats

An estimated 20,000 to 50,000 street cats in Mombasa face hunger, disease and injury, and many are abused because of superstitions linked to witchcraft. Together with our local partner, Pwani Animal Welfare (PAW), we’re working to provide community education on animal welfare, while also funding emergency rescues, veterinary care and a vital trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) program.

Our supporters’ donations have already cleared an outstanding veterinary bill for abused cats. It will also fund much-needed TNVR equipment and a full month of operating costs, including TNVR for 100 cats, emergency treatment and 265 lbs (120 kg) of food for 200 community cats.

Every cat fed, rescued and treated is another life saved, and every cat sterilized is a step forward to ending this cycle of suffering.

Read about why we’re helping Mombasa’s street cats.

Mombasa’s vulnerable street cats are receiving food, emergency treatment and TNVR care thanks to our donors. Source: NFA/Byron Seale

Tanzania – Arusha

Conducting monthly mobile clinics to help working donkeys

Every week, more than 2,000 working donkeys carry heavy loads up to 12 miles (20 km) to markets in the Arusha region, leaving them with severe wounds, infections and parasites. Since 2022, we’ve worked with our partner, the Arusha Society for the Protection of Animals (ASPA), to build shaded shelters and water troughs and run mobile veterinary clinics across three markets – Mirongoine, Lengijave and Oldonyosambu – helping more than 2,400 donkeys.

When funding recently ran out for our Arusha donkey welfare program, our donors stepped in. We can now help 2,600 donkeys every month for the next year across four markets, including the newly added Ngarenanyuki, where 200 more donkeys are in need. Our supporters’ donations will help cover health checks, wound care, deworming and education for donkey owners on more humane loading and handling practices.

Thank you for helping to ensure that thousands of working donkeys in Tanzania continue to receive the life-saving care they depend on.

Read more about Tanzania’s working donkeys.

We have secured enough funding to provide monthly mobile clinics for 2,600 working donkeys across four markets in Arusha, Tanzania, for the next year. Source: ASPA

Jordan – Safawi

Rushing food, water and long-term care to 4,000 desert dogs

Around 4,000 dogs were abandoned in the desert near Safawi with no food, water or shelter, while local authorities argued over who was responsible. After our campaign team saw their suffering first-hand, we knew we had to act – and fast.

Our supporters’ generosity has helped us commit to providing food and water for the dogs for the next three months alongside our partner, Eco Harmony. We are also in the process of trying to secure land near Amman for a safe relocation site, while working towards a large-scale vaccination and spay/neuter program for the dogs.

Our supporters are the reason we are able to take practical steps to change the lives of Jordan’s desert dogs. Thank you.

Read more about how we’re helping Jordan’s desert dogs.

Our supporters are helping us bring food and water to 4,000 desert dogs in Jordan for the next three months while we work towards long-term solutions. Source: NFA/Dejan Radic

Latest Updates

Lamu, Kenya – 491 island cats sterilized and vaccinated, bringing Network for Animals’ five-year total to 4,265! See the impact.

Source: KESCAVA

Cape Town, South Africa – 360 feral and community cats sterilized, vaccinated and treated for parasites. Watch the video.

Venezuela – Providing ongoing food, medication and vital veterinary care for animals after June’s devastating earthquakes. Read more.

Source: NFA/Dan Snyders

Thank you for standing with the animals, wherever they need us most. Behind every one of these success stories is you – your compassion, your generosity and your belief that every animal deserves a second chance.

Banner source: NFA/Byron Seale