Helping working animals in Honduras

Many families living in rural areas in Honduras rely on working animals, particularly horses, to help them earn a small income. They are mainly used for agricultural work, such as herding livestock and transporting produce. Knowledge and awareness of animal welfare is low, but our education programme is teaching children – the next generation of working animal owners – how to care for and respect them.

Our work in Honduras

Our fun and interactive animal welfare education programme is benefiting hundreds of children a year, teaching them about the basic needs of working animals, the important role they play in their community, and why they need to be looked after carefully. In 2021, an agreement was signed with the Ministry of Education to incorporate animal welfare lessons into two curriculum subjects – science and social studies.