Two Mauritanian donkeys
Two Mauritanian donkeys

Working Animal Success Stories

Three men treating elephant Ye

Forever Ye’ Aung

When Ye’ Aung the elephant was in trouble, SPANA vets came to the rescue.

horse getting treatment

Sami’s car collision catastrophe

Read how SPANA helped Sami the horse after she was struck by a car.

Dafijeh the white horse with his owner Kalifa

Keeping a careful eye on Dafijeh

Find out how the SPANA Mali team helped this eight-year-old stallion.

camel close up

Mitul’s loss of appetite

Mitul the camel was becoming increasingly lethargic and quickly dropping weight as a result of an unknown illness. Find out how SPANA help here.

Man walking with a thin donkey

Vets treat Fanta’s nasty head wound

When Fanta escaped his enclosure and injured his head, SPANA vets were on the scene.

Man with his three donkeys

Treating Tale’s bite wound

Discover how SPANA helps Botswana's working donkeys.

Man and children holding a camel

Saving Goloo’s sight

Find out how SPANA helped to save Goloo the camel from Rajasthan.

a donkey with his owner

Hiba’s mysterious weight loss

Hiba the donkey was losing weight and refusing to eat or drink. A lifeline for her arthritic owner Hussein, time was short. Read how SPANA...

A boy and a brown horse

Sheno’s horses get new shoes

In the small town of Sheno, Ethiopia, local farrier David Debelle works tirelessly to provide working horses with a better quality of life.

A horse with harmed eye

Helping Harry the horse

Newly-qualified vet Harriet treated Harry the horse’s mysterious wounds while volunteering with our team in Morocco.

a camel again a blue sky

Lucky’s unlucky itch

When Lucky the camel developed an itch, his owner Satee suspected mange. Unsure how to help his camel’s growing discomfort, Satee turned to SPANA for...

Bamako rubbish dump donkeys

Zakaria bears a heavy load

Zakaria works grueling hours on the hot, dangerous rubbish dumps of Bamako. Read how we treated this tired donkey for wounds caused by his harnessing

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