Our partner group in South Africa, Blindlove, had a heartbreaking month in March. They dealt with a shocking case of cruelty and an outbreak of the deadly African horse sickness.

Despite these setbacks, the team managed to conduct multiple community outreach days, where they reached 32 working donkeys and 115 horses.

Between January and March, Lake Zone Animal Welfare Organization (LAZAWO) provided veterinary care for no less than 740 working donkeys in the Musoma region of Tanzania.

Such a huge number of donkeys could only be assisted due to your compassionate donations for working animals.

In March, the dedicated team at the Camel Rescue Centre (CRC) in Bassi, India, assisted a whopping 457 camels in need of veterinary care. You can read the stories of two camels below. . .

Starting Over in Israel could not continue saving donkeys without your kind donations. They are currently providing shelter and care for 49 donkeys who were rescued from desperate situations.

Last month, eight donkeys reached a satisfactory point in their rehabilitation process and left the Hope Compound, which is the intensive care space for donkeys.

During the last quarter, Help in Suffering’s (HIS) dedicated equine vets assisted many mares who all required urgent treatment.

Some of the cases are highlighted below:

We reported on a poor horse recently who was rescued by Nowzad after being found severely malnourished and overworked almost to death. The horse has been named Maverick, and he is continuing to improve thanks to the compassionate Nowzad team - and your incredible support.

AAA are planning to add him to our sponsorship program to ensure he can be cared for at the sanctuary in Afghanistan permanently.

Part of our mission at AAA is to help fund beautiful sanctuaries around the globe that are rescuing and caring for working animals in need. Thanks to your compassionate support, these animals can find freedom from hardship and experience peace, safety, love and kindness.

Please read on for the latest update from one such sanctuary you are helping to support - Animal Nepal’s in Dukuchhap.

With assistance from your generous donations, the Zambezi Working Donkey Project (ZWDP) have made further strides towards their vision of a Zambia where working donkeys are free from suffering, treated with compassion and truly valued by the people who rely on them.

During March, the ZWDP team reached 268 donkeys in six villages, providing them with essential veterinary treatments. They educated 38 owners on how to properly care for their working animals, and replaced eight inhumane ox yokes with padded harnesses.

Our partner group, Action for Protection of Wild Animals (APOWA), provided veterinary services for 102 working horses and bullocks in March. The team also vaccinated an incredible 296 animals and dewormed many others. This was only made possible due to your continuing support and compassionate donations.

Through APOWA’s mobile clinic, working animals were provided with treatment for various injuries and illnesses, and received general health checkups. Some conditions seen included colic, food poisoning, worms, fevers caused by viruses, skin infections and eye infections.

We had a fantastic time connecting with the community at the Perth Vegan Expo!

A huge thank you to our incredible Animal Aid Abroad (AAA) volunteers who passionately shared our mission of treating working animals with kindness and respect. Through heartfelt conversations, they helped raise awareness about the challenges faced by working animals and how donations help provide medical care, education and rescue through our global project partners.