History of AAA

Animal Aid Abroad Inc.was started in August 2007 in Perth, Australia with the purpose to improve the conditions and treatment of animals in Alexandria, Egypt.

AAA has expanded its operations to help other animals in developing countries but its main purpose is still to improve the conditions and treatment of animals in Egypt.

AAA is a registered non-profit charity that was set up by Janet Thomas after working and living in Alexandria, Egypt. She witnessed on a daily basis the appalling and cruel treatment of the animals on the streets and in the local zoo. She became aware that no animal welfare facility was set up in Alexandria [Egypt’s second largest city with a population of over 4 million people] so she returned to Australia to raise the money to start a facility that will help the animals in Alexandria.

AAA began its work helping in the local zoo with support from a small Alexandria group and Ahmed El Sherbiny from Animal Friends in Cairo to improve the conditions of the animals there. The first win for AAA and our Alex group was freeing a lone Asian elephant from her day chain so she can wander her enclosure freely. We also built her a shade canopy and reinforced her night den so she cannot escape. We then moved onto improving the chimpanzee enclosure by working with the keepers to improve the diet of the 2 resident chimps, providing enrichment in their outside enclosure and campaigning to have their night dens get wooden floors.

AAA continues to work with the Egypt Zoo Management to improve the conditions of the animals at this zoo. AAA in December 2008 in partnership with our affiliated group, Animal Aid Egypt has set up a 24 hr clinic in the city of Alexandria and begun outreach programs with setting up a weekly mobile equine/farm clinic and TNR programs with stray cats and dogs.

AAA has also expanded their scope of aid by now partnering with Animal Nepal to establish mobile vet clinics for working donkeys and mules working in the brick kilns on the outskirts of Kathmandu in Nepal. In 2009 we assisted for the first time in this project and plan to continue in 2010.