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Brooke is calling for a ban on the trade of donkey skins in Kenya and a crackdown on cross border smuggling of donkeys into Kenya for their skins. This follows an increase in the slaughter of donkeys and an outbreak of disease thought to be linked to the trade.
Brooke is attending the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, 9 - 19 July 2019
Carine Bambara, Global External Affairs Manager, shines a light on the working livestock that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and to national economies through partnership.
In April 2019, Patron Alastair Stewart travelled to Senegal to see Brooke’s vital work around the country. He was joined by CEO Petra Ingram and Brooke West Africa Regional Representative Emmanuel Sarr.
In May 2019 Brooke participated in the 87th World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The event saw a launch of new standards for parveterinary training that Brooke has helped shape.
A grant of £90,000 from the Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust will enable Brooke to make sustainable change to the lives of an estimated 350,000 working horses, donkeys and mules across 68 equine fairs in India over the next three years.
A demand for donkey hides in Africa threatens the livelihoods of communities in Kenya. Laura Kavata, Community Development Officer for Brooke East Africa explains.
On World Donkey Day, the International Coalition for Working Equids (ICWE) welcomed the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) 3 May statement calling for better implementation of OIE standards to help protect the welfare of donkeys – and the people who rely on them - which are currently at risk due to the global trade in donkey skins, especially in Africa.
A survey has found that almost a quarter of pet owners in the UK have gone overdue on their animals' regular vaccinations.
Research by Brooke has identified the vital link between the welfare of cart donkeys working in waste management in Pakistan and the livelihoods of their owners.
