Tunisia

Almost all the working animals we treat, including many camels are in rural areas, well away from tourist towns. The infrastructure is poor and animals are often the only means of transport.

SPANA’s ‘hands-on’ exhibition has been installed in a specially adapted bus which tours the country. The interactive exhibition focuses on animals and their place in the local environment. In 2010 our bus was able to visit more than 13,000 school children.

What do we do in Tunisia?

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On the hoof, the Denim Doughnut (video footage)

SPANA runs 22 mobile clinics which travel thousands of miles every year to reach working animals in remote communities to provide free veterinary treatment, equipment and owner education. An owner brings in their horse to our mobile clinic with a very inventive doughnut bandage

The Halfa donkeys of Tunisia (video footage)

One donkey. 11 kilometres a day. 150kg of grass. This is the life of the 'halfa' donkeys

Thorny injuires for the camels of Tunisia (video footage)

Camels are a fantastic example of evolution and adaptation – variable blood temperature, double water retention mechanisms, closing nostrils, double eye-lashes, etc etc. Perfect for living in the great sandy areas of the world

But one thing they can't deal with is splinters.

The magic education bus

SPANA’s education bus regularly tours the country visiting places like Jendouba, Bou Salem, Oued Mliz and Gardimaou. The message it spreads across the country is simple: “Animals deserve to be treated with care and compassion.”