Two Mauritanian donkeys
Two Mauritanian donkeys

Working Animal Success Stories

Brown horse with a SPANA vet talking to another man in the background explaining a diagram on a large poster board.

SPANA’s EZL training saves Bekele the horse 

When a friend spotted that Bekele the horse had the classic signs of Epizootic Lymphangitis (EZL), his owner, Girma, immediately took him to see SPANA...

Cream donkey standing on a sand path with a boy in an orange t-shirt holding him

Asmaa the donkey’s excruciating arthritis 

Find out how SPANA vets in Tunisia helped ease the discomfort of Asmaa, an elderly donkey suffering from arthritis.

face of a brown horse wearing a black bridle

Saidou the horse’s leg wounds 

When Saidou the horse was suffering from wounds on his leg, SPANA vets at our centre in Boghé, Mauritania, were on hand to help him...

brown foal eating in a stall

Nayef the foal’s road to recovery

When Nayef was injured in a road accident, the foal was admitted to SPANA’s stables in Morocco for expert treatment.

SPANA vet examining a brown small horse

How SPANA put the smile back on Damme’s face

Find out how SPANA vets in Ethiopia helped Damme, a nine-year-old horse, when he had an excruciating wound on his tongue.

SPANA vet showing a horses owner how to apply a blue and red fly fringe to protect his eyes.

Bora the horse’s irritated eyes

Bora means the world to his owner, Teklay. When Bora was suffering from an eye irritation, Teklay turned to SPANA vets in Ethiopia for help.

SPANA Vet helping a grey donkey with sores from an incorrect harness

Dilla the donkey’s new harness

When Dilla the donkey was suffering from a harness wound, SPANA vets in Ethiopia were on hand to treat his injury and provide invaluable training...

Three SPANA vets examining a horses mouth

Mesale the horse’s teeth trouble 

When Mesale the horse had problems with his teeth, SPANA vets in Ethiopia were on hand to give him the treatment he needed.

a brown horse in an outside paddock receiving an injection in its neck from a man wearing grey overalls.

Salli the horse gets her mojo back

Salli the horse had lost her appetite and was losing weight. Find out how SPANA vets in Mauritania provided the urgent care she needed.

A donkey with several men standing around it

Molla the donkey’s leg wound

Molla the donkey had a serious leg wound that needed expert treatment from SPANA vets in Ethiopia. 

Three working donkeys two grey, one brown eating hay from the floor with a smiling boy infront.

Tsegaye becomes a champion for donkey welfare

Find out how SPANA’s animal welfare classes changed the attitude of Tsegaye, a 12-year-old boy from Ethiopia.

Female SPANA vet smiling looking at a horses face

Lina the horse’s parasite problem

Lina the horse was losing weight and had no energy. Find out how SPANA vets in Tunisia gave her the essential treatment she needed.

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