A worried owner waits with his ill horse at a SPANA veterinary centre in Mauritania

Alruba the horse’s plastic nightmare

Find out how a piece of plastic discarded in a Mauritanian town nearly had devastating consequences for a horse and her owner.

Gonvi the donkey’s SPANA check-up

Find out what happened when Gonvi the donkey returned to SPANA’s mobile veterinary clinic in Mali following an injury.

A working mule in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains

SPANA vets soothe Chacha’s itchiness

When a working mule in Morocco couldn’t stop itching, SPANA vets stepped in to help her get better.

A working horse from Ethiopia receives comfortable new harness padding

Kayo the horse’s comfortable new harness padding

Find out how SPANA’s partner in Ethiopia helped a horse who was suffering from the agony of harness wounds.

a donkey looks to camera with carts and dry terrain in the background

Alnair the water donkey’s painful skin disease

This International Working Animal Day, we’re highlighting the devastating impact the global water crisis is having on working animals.

A working donkey waits with his owner at a SPANA mobile veterinary clinic in Mali

How SPANA vets helped a rubbish dump donkey

This World Donkey Day, we’re shining a light on Mali’s hardworking rubbish dump donkeys.

A donkey suffering from tetanus is examined by a vet in Ethiopia

Menelik the donkey’s life-threatening infection

When Menelik contracted tetanus, vets in Ethiopia had to work quickly to save his life.

A SPANA vet in Zimbabwe soothes a wounded donkey

Honda the donkey’s wounded ear

When a donkey was suffering from an infected wound, SPANA vets in Zimbabwe were on hand to provide the veterinary care he desperately needed.

A working horse was brought to SPANA's veterinary centre in Mauritania for treatment

Aldebaran the horse’s respiratory illness

When Aldebaran was suffering from a serious respiratory illness, he was admitted to SPANA’s centre in Mauritania for vital veterinary care.

SPANA vets treat the back wound of a brick kiln donkey called Dhumo in India

Dhumo the brick kiln donkey’s excruciating back wound

Find out how vets in India provided vital treatment to Dhumo the brick kiln donkey when he was suffering from a painful wound on his...

A working animal is brought to a SPANA mobile clinic in Kenya by their owner

Climate crisis makes life tougher than ever for Naisiae the donkey

This World Animal Day (4 October 2024), we’re shining a light on working animals who are suffering due to the climate crisis – animals like...

A mother donkey and her foal graze after being rescued from flash floods in Iraq

Climate crisis: How SPANA vets helped flood victims Jiyan and Karwan

This International Working Animal Day (15 June), we’re highlighting the devastating impact climate change is having on the lives of working animals like Jiyan and...

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