Four men standing with horse
Four men standing with horse

Our Charitable work

What we do

We work in some of the poorest and most remote areas of the world, improving the lives of working animals that plough fields and transport goods, people and water.

We’re the world’s leading charity helping all species of working animals – and, for many animals, SPANA vets are the only ones they’ll ever see. SPANA protects working animals today by vet treatment and help in emergencies. But we’re also building a better future for working animals by teaching children compassion and training owners in proper care.

Discover how we’re helping working animals through veterinary treatment, training and education,and how you can support SPANA’s work by making a donation.

We
Treat
by providing veterinary care and support to working animals in need
We
Train
by building expertise among vets and promoting humane care by animal owners.
We
Teach
children to develop positive beliefs, respect and compassion towards animals.
In
Emergencies
we help in times of crisis

Our current projects

SPANA works around the world to improve the welfare of working animals by treating, training and teaching. Find out more about our current projects below.

A man wearing a green coat standing with his working horse. The horse is carrying tree logs on its back.

Helping working animals in Iraq

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Iraq.

School children in Honduras holding a sign and waving their hands in the air

Helping working animals in Guinea

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Guinea.

A grey donkey carrying a load on its back with a small brown donkey following behind

Helping working animals in Ethiopia

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Ethiopia.

Donkeys pulling cart on rubbish dump

Helping working animals in Mali

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Mali.

Working donkey pulling a cart with a large box on top across the sand

Helping working animals in Mauritania

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Mauritania.

Inside a SPANA vet clinic in Mozambique with three vets looking to the right

Helping working animals in Mozambique

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Mozambique.

Three donkeys pulling a cart through shallow water with a man wearing a blue tshirt sitting on the cart

Helping working animals in Tanzania

Read about how SPANA is helping working animals in Tanzania.

Three brown horses standing in a green field

Helping working animals in South Africa

Read about how SPANA is helping working animals in South Africa.

Group of schoolchildren holding drawings of animals

Helping working animals in Sierra Leone

Read about how SPANA is helping working animals in Sierra Leone

Two donkeys in a field with children watching one man look at the donkey's nose.

Helping working animals in Uganda

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Uganda.

Four donkeys standing in a very muddy field

Helping working animals in Zambia

Find out more about how SPANA helps working animals in Zambia.

vets in namibia

Helping working animals in Namibia

Read more about how SPANA is helping working animals Namibia

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