February News Round-Up

February News Round-Up

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Brooke, Action For Working Horses and Donkeys

Creating a world where working animals have a life worth living.

发布日期: 2025年2月28日
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Brooke asks Senegal to take a stand against donkey skin trade

Brooke is asking Senegal to take a stand against the donkey skin trade, by hosting an event with the British Embassy.?

Brooke in West Africa was joined by journalists, activists and animal welfare advocates at the Embassy on 30 January 2025, to pledge their commitment to ending the slaughter of donkeys for their skins.??

The event also commemorated Brooke’s 90th anniversary and its founder, Dorothy Brooke, whilst marking the charity’s work in West Africa to tackle the skin trade.?

Read the full press release here.

Caballito’s story: learning to trust again

Brooke told the story of Caballito, the "little horse" who lives on Ometepe Island with his owner, Ismelda, in Nicaragua.

Mistreated in the past, Caballito was afraid to interact with Ismelda. He didn’t want to get hurt again and his health was suffering.

With Brooke's help, Ismelda gave Caballito the care needed so that the?little horse became a happy horse.?

It takes time to trust, and by handling them with care, horses, donkeys and mules can lead better lives.

Read the full blog here and watch the animation following Ismelda and Caballito's story here.

Ismelda has noticed a huge change in Caballito since learning how to support him.

Moments of love at Brooke

To mark Valentine's Day, we shared photos capturing moments of love between animals and people. Here are just a few...

This is Guissella, a Brooke vet at a health fair in Nicaragua, smiling as a donkey nibbles the food she offers him.
Fifteen-year-old Ashenneti pictured with his horse Bula, in Ethiopia. Ashenneti ensures Bula sees a local farrier regularly for new shoes, having worked with horses most of his life. ?
A member of Brooke East Africa’s Ilaani Donkey women’s group in Kenya, whose T-shirt says: “My donkey, my life”.
Sangita (right) and Rani (left), brick kiln workers in India, who loves their donkeys for helping them to earn money to support their families.

Read the full blog here.

Emotional health in working animals

Brooke's Global Animal Welfare Advisor, Dr Jennifer Wathan, revealed the importance of emotional health in working animals, this Emotional Health Awareness Day on 25 February 2025.

Handling with compassion costs nothing and can be done anywhere in the world, making it a powerful way to generate good emotional health and improve quality of life for working animals.

Read the full blog here.

Dr Jennifer Wathan (right) with a horse in Guatemala.


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