5 April 2016
Journalist and newscaster Alastair Stewart OBE has been announced today as a new Patron for Brooke. The ITV News presenter said he was “thrilled to bits” to be offered the position.
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22 March 2016
On World Water Day today, Brooke is calling for better recognition of the working equines that help provide water for people living in the developing world.
14 March 2016
A proposal for a new animal welfare law has been formally submitted to the Guatemalan congress.
4 March 2016
Brooke has responded to a story about carriage horses in Acapulco, reported by the Mail Online recently.
12 February 2016
Becky Statham, a writer for Your Horse magazine, is running the adidas Silverstone half marathon on 13 March 2016 to raise money for the Brooke.
4 February 2016
American polo champion Nic Roldan has become an official ambassador for Brooke USA, a fundraising arm of the Brooke, a UK based equine welfare charity. He is celebrating the new partnership in the UK on 30 May 2015 by running the London 10,000, and is calling on all running enthusiasts to join him.
27 January 2016
Brooke has launched a new project in Mexico to help horses working in a refuse and recycling centre in San Martin, Puebla State. The horses are some of the most vulnerable of the 12.8 million working equine animals in Mexico.
25 January 2016
It has become clear in recent months that Ethiopia is facing its worst drought in 50 years. This photo, taken from an article on Al Jazeera, shows how working donkeys are already helping with people's access to supplies.
16 January 2016
On the 16 November 2015 international and national policy stakeholders, researchers and civil society organisations gathered in London for a Brooke-hosted one day policy conference. The title of the event was “Invisible Livestock: Highlighting the multiple contributions of livestock to livelihoods and national economies”.
15 January 2016
A crowd are seen showing concern for the horse, and it's owner eventually unhitches it so it can stand.