The dangers of dehydration - Chandni's story
Hazrat's mare Chandni was so dehydrated that she collapsed, but our team was on hand to help, and advise Hazrat on keeping Chandni cool...Read more...
The vision to save lives - sharing good animal welfare
When Marzouka sustained an injury to her left eye, she began to lose her sight. The pain was so bad she couldn’t work or eat. Her loss of appetite also threatened the life of her foal, who was still suckling. Read more...
The threat of tetanus in poor communities
In poor communities overseas tetanus is rife and sadly, animals with the disease often suffer even further as many are ‘treated’ with painful traditional remedies such as ear amputation, by owners who don’t realise the harm they will cause. Read more...
Before and After - Mukui's Story
Every day Brooke vets see countless ‘before’ and ‘after’ stories. 'Mukui' has one such story to tell, after months of being poorly fed and watered, and yet forced to haul heavy loads in Kenya's searing heat over tough, hilly terrain. Read more...
Blood diseases - the suffering a tiny fly can cause
Blood diseases are a major welfare problem for horses and donkeys working overseas. They can cause terrible suffering, and even death. Read on to find out how Brooke helps prevent the suffering caused by these blood diseases. Read more...
Step by painful step...Jugnoo's story
When a disastrous collision with a vehicle injured Jugnoo's hip, leaving him so lame he couldn't walk, let alone work, his widowed-owner was desperate... Read more...
Faithful Farah's impossible task
For seven years, Gaber Omran’s donkey Farah had done the seemingly impossible. Each day, the faithful donkey would begin hauling his terrible load - between 1,200 and 1,400kg - through the streets of Marsa Matrouh, both hungry and desperately dehydrated. Read more... Bandaging a donkey's broken soul - Gori's story
Gori, the cart donkey from Lahore, Pakistan, had a terrible life - hauling loads of stones, cement and steel pipes with little rest or water. Slowly, malnutrition was claiming her and her foal Jugnoo. Read more...
If a horse could cry - fistulous withers - Kajal's story
Every year, the Brooke’s vets see hundreds of animals suffering intense pain from an abscess between the shoulders called fistulous withers. This condition is one of the most painful that a working animal can suffer. Read more....
Working on an empty stomach - effects of malnutrition - Saheli's story
Malnutrition is very common among working animals. So many horses and donkeys overseas are forced to work in such horrendous conditions – worse still, hungry and exhausted they dutifully continue their back-breaking work. These poor hardworking animals not only work on an empty stomach but due to a lack of essential nutrients they also become highly vulnerable to other illnesses and injuries - many of which are preventable. Thousands of families overseas rely on their animal to provide an income, yet a combination of poverty and lack of education means that people do not feed their animals the right foods. Read more....
| 
