Angela Rippon supports global ban of donkey skin trade
Brooke, Action For Working Horses and Donkeys
Creating a world where working animals have a life worth living.
"It’s vital to protect these animals who do so much for people. You can’t have one without the other."
TV presenter and journalist, Angela Rippon, is standing by Brooke to call for a global ban of the donkey skin trade, three months on from the landmark Africa-wide ban.
Angela led a panel discussion at Saddlers’ Hall, London for the charity’s supporters on the skin trade, with Brooke leaders from East Africa, West Africa and Ethiopia on Friday 17 May 2024.
Angela gave an interview at the event which you can read here.
Brooke joins World Federation for Animals
The World Federation for Animals (WFA)?has expanded its membership to Brooke, to help recognise animal welfare as essential to sustainable development.??
Made up of more than 60 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), WFA has enlisted Brooke to support its efforts to integrate animal welfare into international health, food, environment and trade.?
Brooke's CEO Chris Wainwright shared why this partnership is so meaningful to Brooke and it's mission to give working animals a life worth living, here.
International Day of Women in Diplomacy
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“Increasingly, women have a voice in leadership spaces and Brooke has motivated me to grow.”
On International Day of Women in Diplomacy (24 June 2024), women at Brooke showcased their experiences and achievements in advocacy teams worldwide!
Dr Pandey, Hazell, Veronica and Anna explained their essential role in making working animals visible in all kinds of policy here.
The upcoming UN High Level Political Forum
Brooke will attend the much-anticipated annual UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), from 8-18 July in New York.
This will include a virtual side event with World Farmers Organization on climate disaster resilience, an in-person side event with ICWE on animals and disasters, and meetings with member states to lobby on the inclusion of working animals in the UN's resolution on disasters.
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