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Press releases

Danny Chambers kneels down to stroke a donkey foal while a SPANA vet gives the foal a check up

Winchester MP Danny Chambers returns to animal charity in Morocco where he trained as a vet   

African leaders commit to a strategy to protect the continent’s donkeys from the brutal skin trade

several donkeys stand behind a wire fence

Urgent action needed to protect Africa’s donkeys as Pan-African conference opens

two donkeys carrying water drums on a cart walk next to their owners in arid dry desert landscape

International Working Animal Day: UK public prioritise water for pets if hit by drought, new survey

SPANA’s ambassadors and celebrity supporters call on global leaders to prioritise access to water for working animals

Jim Broadbent stands next to a brown foal in Morocco

Jim Broadbent op-ed

a photo of three working donkeys standing in the centre of one of Bamako's rubbish dumps. The donkeys are standing in a mountain of rubbish, and behind them there is rubbish for miles.

Living on the edge: working donkeys risk life and limb on Mali rubbish dumps as the capital’s waste collectors 

SPANA New Trustees photos of seven individuals

Global Working Animal Welfare Charity SPANA Appoints Seven New Trustees

Bromley Jazz Collective SPANA concert

Bromley Jazz Collective Charity Concert to Raise Funds for SPANA, the Global Working Animal Charity 

SPANA launches urgent appeal as thousands of donkeys suffer in Tanzania floodwaters  

Thousands of donkeys in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania, are suffering due to the spread of deadly diseases triggered by devastating floods.

UN RECOGNISES VITAL ROLE OF WORKING ANIMALS IN DISASTER RELIEF

The United Nations adopted a resolution formally acknowledging the vital role of working animals in disaster risk reduction, following years of advocacy from animal welfare...

A drove of donkeys standing in a field in Zimbabwe

SPANA welcomes progress on donkey skin trade ban

SPANA is delighted that the African Union’s historic commitment to banning the horrific donkey skin trade has taken a significant step towards becoming a reality.

ICWE WELCOMES AFRICA’S MORATORIUM ON HORRIFIC DONKEY SKIN TRADE

ICWE is now delighted to confirm that the African Union has acknowledged the importance of taking action and will adopt the moratorium on the donkey...