Join our mission
Our mission is to achieve immediate and lasting positive change to the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules and the communities that depend on them.
Our impact
Brooke’s work directly helps 1.4 million working horses, donkeys and mules a year. Our vets and animal welfare experts mend and protect their broken bodies.
Millions more animals feel the benefit of Brooke too. We train thousands of animal owners and animal health workers around the world. On a bigger scale, we've fought for new policies to protect millions more working animals - find out more.
What we do
We make both immediate and long-term changes to transform the health and welfare of vulnerable animals. Working with communities to prevent welfare issues, training local health providers and influencing policy makers to improve welfare laws.
Who we are
Brooke, Action for Working Horses and Donkeys was established by Dorothy Brooke in 1934 to help hundreds of British ex-warhorses abandoned in Egypt after the First World War. This catalyst led her to grow and expand our work around the world.
How much do you know about the role of horses in the First World War?
Success Stories
Our vision is of a world in which working horses, donkeys and mules are free from suffering and have a life worth living. See some of the ways we've worked with communities worldwide to create sustainable change in equine welfare.
Working in a brick kiln is hard for mother-of-five Rafia Arshad, but having Brooke-trained paravets and community advisers on her side makes it that bit easier.
The reopening of India's equine fairs after pandemic restrictions has brought some unique healthcare challenges, but thankfully Dy Vijay is well equipped to help.
How you can help
Join a worldwide community of animal welfare champions. We save working horses, donkeys and mules from a lifetime of suffering by sharing our skills with owners and animal health workers around the world. Help heal broken hearts and bodies for good.
Support one of three vital projects. When it comes to helping animals in the greatest need, your support is lifesaving.
Choose exactly where your donation will go and pick one of the three projects.
Our Free Will Service allows you to write a simple Will at no cost to you, so you can leave a gift to Brooke and help vulnerable working animals for generations to come.
Quiz Time
How much do you know about equine anatomy, the role of horses in WW1, or the unexpected ways horses show their feelings? We have a page of quizzes waiting for you if you want to find out more!