The climate crisis is putting working animals in grave danger. Will you help protect them?
Extreme weather disasters are striking harder and faster than ever – and working animals are on the front line. Droughts, floods and cyclones are happening more often and are devastating grazing land, water sources and shelters. As a result, many animals face dehydration, starvation, injury and disease. Without proper preparation and support, the lives of working animals and the communities who rely on them are at great risk.
SPANA’s mobile clinics are one of the few lifelines for working animals in remote areas. Without treatment, simple illnesses and injuries can quickly become life-threatening. And when an animal becomes too weak to work, families lose their only source of transport, farming power and income, plunging them deeper into poverty.
We can’t prevent disasters from happening, but we can help communities prepare. Our teams and partners across the globe bring lifesaving treatment and training straight to where it’s needed most. We equip owners with the knowledge to care for their animals before, during and after extreme weather events so they can care for their animals when it matters most.
Will you please help treat and protect working animals from illness and extreme weather by donating today?
How SPANA helped Chetak
When Akram brought his horse Chetak to SPANA’s mobile clinic, run in partnership with APOWA (Action for the Protection of Wild Animals), he was in serious danger. He refused to eat, was coughing, struggling to breathe and extremely weak. The vets quickly diagnosed pneumonia – a condition that could have been deadly without urgent care.
Chetak’s living conditions made things worse. His damp, thatched mud shelter or ‘kucca’ let in dust, dirt and heavy monsoon rains, worsening his lung inflammation. Lack of proper food had left him malnourished and vulnerable to illness.
Thanks to SPANA and APOWA’s rapid intervention, Chetak received intravenous fluids to rehydrate him, antibiotics to fight the infection and anti-inflammatory medicine to reduce his fever and make him more comfortable. The team also advised Akram on improving his shelter, providing emergency feed and ensuring plenty of fresh water. Regular follow-ups ensured Chetak fully recovered and was soon back to full health.
Across the world, many working animals face similar threats. Extreme weather, including monsoons, poor living conditions and lack of access to services put countless animals – and the families who rely on them – at serious risk.
Your support can make a real difference. Your donation can help keep mobile clinics stocked with lifesaving medicines, ensure communities have stores of emergency feed and clean water and fund training programmes that equip communities to protect their animals before, during and after a crisis.
Will you donate today and help secure a safer future for animals and the people who rely on them?
How your support could help working animals through crisis
Our in country teams are tackling the problem with three main solutions
Thank you
Your generous donations will fund projects like those in this appeal and provide help where animals need it most. We would be so grateful for whatever you can give to this vital appeal. Thank you.
