4 December 2019
'Donkeys Better Alive' - Brooke East Africa, ran a two day conference in Nairobi to raise awareness of donkey skin trade. Fuelled by a demand from China, it is having a devastating impact on donkeys and their owners.
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25 November 2019
Leading animal welfare charities recently came together in Bali, Indonesia to support governments in continuing efforts to improve the welfare of working equids.
8 November 2019
Brooke was represented by Capital FM DJ Aimee Vivian at the Animals in War Memorial Remembrance Gathering in London on Friday 8 November.
16 October 2019
Brooke is attending the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to highlight the vital contribution of working horses, donkeys and mules to food security
12 September 2019
Leading animal welfare charities including Brooke have been providing hands on training for government officials from across the Americas on horse, donkey and mule welfare as part of an international seminar on working and farm animals.
5 September 2019
Brooke India provided treatment and relief to almost 1400 working equines and their owners in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following devastating floods and landslides during July and August.
5 September 2019
Thomson Reuters Foundation today published an article highlighting how the trade is affecting donkey owners, and how slaughterhouse staff had acted aggressively towards the reporter and her driver.
23 August 2019
Brooke Central America has been working with the Nicaraguan government ministry responsible for disaster preparedness (SINAPRED), to promote the importance of addressing livestock needs in emergency response, and the use of the Livestock in Emergencies Guidelines (LEGS) as a key means to do this.
22 August 2019
Brooke has gained accreditation as an observer to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the UN Environmental Programme, giving the charity a key opportunity to participate in and influence the UN Environment’s governing bodies and place working equids on the agenda.
16 August 2019
Brooke has launched a new global project to ensure that working animals receive better handling and, as a result, experience improved welfare in the long term.