Two Mauritanian donkeys
Two Mauritanian donkeys

Working Animal Success Stories

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 horse waits at a SPANA veterinary centre in Mauritania

Jack the horse’s SPANA check-up

Find out how SPANA vets in Mauritania helped a run-down horse back on the road to recovery.

A vet in Ethiopia shows an owner how to prevent his horse from suffering from harness wounds

Tamanyi the horse gets the comfort he needs

Find out how vets in Ethiopia helped ease a horse’s pain caused by a homemade harness.

A working donkey from Mali waits for treatment at a SPANA mobile clinic

Sory the donkey’s painful harness wounds

Sory was suffering from wounds caused by a homemade harness. Find out how SPANA vets eased his discomfort.

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.

horse standing with owner

Arifa’s limp threatens her future

Aziz rescued Arifa from a market giving her a new lease of life. But, an accident threatened to derail her recovery. Read how SPANA helped...

Horse is being bandaged in stable

Getting a filly feeling better

A young horse called Sawda visited our veterinary centre in Morocco with some painful neck swellings.

Woman treating a white horse

Relieving Caleb’s pain

Read how SPANA vets helped make Caleb the horse's work more bearable with treatment and the right equipment.

gita and her owner

Gita weathers a dangerous storm

When a devastating cyclone struck the Indian state of Odisha, thousands of working animals were left without food or shelter. Read how SPANA helped.

horse with elderly owner

Sarie bounces back

A Tunisian mare suffers from an agonising case of colic and gets vital treatment from SPANA vets at the market. Read how SPANA helped here.

White Morocco horse

El Medina’s hard fall

After a hard fall, working horse El Medina was badly injured and in desperate need of veterinary care.

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