Donkey on the right hand side carrying 2 yellow water barrels.

Improving the welfare of working animals

During this difficult time, help us treat and care for working animals in the world’s poorest communities

Zoro a grey horse receiving a kiss on the nose by a vet

How SPANA got Zoro the horse back on the road

When Zoro the horse suffered a horrific injury to his leg, his owner took him straight to SPANA’s veterinary centre in Marrakech for emergency treatment.

A happy-looking black donkey whose head is looking out of a stable stall

Get Your Spring Centenary Raffle Tickets – There Are More Chances To Win Than Ever!

To celebrate our 100th year, we're giving away 100 prizes in our Spring Centenary Raffle! Buy your tickets for just £1 and help working animals.

A donkey in Ethiopia with a visible harness wound on its chest.

Unbearable harness wounds are making every day a misery for working animals. Will you help them?

Working animals are suffering from the unbearable agony of preventable harness wounds. You could transform their lives.

Zoro a grey horse receiving a kiss on the nose by a vet

How SPANA got Zoro the horse back on the road

When Zoro the horse suffered a horrific injury to his leg, his owner took him straight to SPANA’s veterinary centre in Marrakech for emergency treatment.

A happy-looking black donkey whose head is looking out of a stable stall

Get Your Spring Centenary Raffle Tickets – There Are More Chances To Win Than Ever!

To celebrate our 100th year, we're giving away 100 prizes in our Spring Centenary Raffle! Buy your tickets for just £1 and help working animals.

A donkey in Ethiopia with a visible harness wound on its chest.

Unbearable harness wounds are making every day a misery for working animals. Will you help them?

Working animals are suffering from the unbearable agony of preventable harness wounds. You could transform their lives.

How do we help?

Thanks to the generous support of our supporters, we deliver free veterinary care to working animals in some of the poorest communities in the world. SPANA projects across the world give working animals the best chance of a life free from unnecessary pain and suffering.

There are over 

200m

working animals around the world, being used as trucks, tractors and taxis

We treat more than  

291k

working animals in need each year

We provide free treatment from over

50

veterinary facilities worldwide

Leave a kinder future for working animals with a gift in your will

Discover how leaving a legacy to SPANA will help working animals long into the future.

How you can help

Whether it’s making a donation, sponsoring a stable, raising money, running a marathon, giving your time or leaving a legacy, there are lots of ways you can help working animals with SPANA.