Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
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An international charity working to create a world where working animals have a life worth living.
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Creating a world where working animals have a life worth living. 🫏 🐎
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United Nations member states are gathering in Nairobi for the 7th Environmental Assembly – focused on “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”. Brooke is there to urge for the donkey skin trade to be recognised as an environmental crime. Read more:
www.thebrooke.org/news/recogni...
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Recognise donkey skin trade as environmental crime, Brooke urges UN
Brooke is in Nairobi advocating to have donkey skins trade recognised as an environmental crime.
https://www.thebrooke.org/news/recognise-donkey-skin-trade-environmental-crime-brooke-urges-un
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Thinking of sending a gift this Christmas? 🎁 🎄 For working horses, donkeys and mules, delivery is daily. This Christmas, let's deliver them a better life.
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As we mark World AMR Awareness Week, we stand at a crossroads: without sustained commitment and funding, hard-won gains risk being lost. Read our latest blog on why funding cuts could unravel the progress made against antimicrobial resistance:
www.thebrooke.org/news/why-fun...
#AnimalHealth
#AMR
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Why funding cuts could unravel the progress made against antimicrobial resistance
Progress against antimicrobial resistance is possible, but only if we protect the funding that makes it happen.
https://www.thebrooke.org/news/why-funding-cuts-unravel-progress-against-antimicrobial-resistance
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Let’s just say filming with donkeys (and our new Women’s Ambassador Annette) didn’t go quite to plan. 😆
#Ambassador
#FemaleEmpowerment
#AnimalWelfare
#HowItStartedVsHowItsGoing
#Bloopers
#Donkeys
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Meet our new Women’s Ambassador, beloved actress Annette Badland! She’s helping us highlight how women’s lives, livelihoods and working animals are deeply connected, and why gender equality matters for both.
#Ambassador
#FemaleEmpowerment
#AnimalWelfare
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15 days ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
The World Federation for Animals
17 days ago
We kick off
#WAAW25
with Dr Naphtal Mwanziki (Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya), who shows how stronger welfare and husbandry practices help prevent antimicrobial resistance. ▶️ More:
wfa.org/WAAW25
#Animals4AMR
@fourpawsint.bsky.social
@ciwf.org
@brookecharity.bsky.social
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Exciting news! As part of
@wfa.org
, we’re at
#COP30
in Belém advocating for animal welfare as a powerful climate solution. Protecting animals = protecting our planet. Learn more about our events & booth:
wfa.org/cop30
#Animals4Climate
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COP30 Brazil: Putting animals at the heart of climate action
WFA heads to Brazil for COP30, the annual UN climate conference under the UNFCCC, taking place November 10-21, 2025.
https://wfa.org/cop30
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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
The World Federation for Animals
30 days ago
Planning your week at
#COP30
? 🇧🇷 We’ve put together the COP30 agenda for animals, including the sessions you’ll want to be in the room for. We’ll be putting animals at the heart of climate solutions. More info 👉
ow.ly/IeFn50XmZwY
#UNFCCC
#Animals4Climate
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On this
#RemembranceDay
, please join us as we take a moment to pause, reflect and remember the eight million horses, donkeys and mules who lost their lives while bravely serving in World War One 🧡💜🐴 ‘A Soldiers Kiss’ by Henry Chappell, narrated by Mil Nicholson
#EveryHorseRemembered
#WarHorse
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On this
#RemembranceSunday
, take a moment with us to remember all the animals who lost their lives in conflict with this moving poem, written and sent to us by Brooke supporter Suzanne Hart 💜🧡
#EveryHorseRemembered
#WorldWarOne
#WW1
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26 days ago
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Did you know that Brooke was founded due to World War One war horses? 🧡🐴💜
#EveryHorseRemembered
#WarHorses
#HorsesInHistory
#WorldWarOne
#WW1
#WorkingEquines
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This week, Global Community Development Advisor Lucy Marsh, has been with Brooke Pakistan learning about new livelihood projects that provide communities with additional means of income generation. This enhances their quality of living & helps improve the care they give to their working equines
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“It was shocking to see in the film that products from the donkey skin trade can be bought here on Amazon.” The premiere of From Skin To Skincare brought tears, courage, and determination to end the
#donkeyskintrade
for good. 🫏 Watch now at
youtube.com/watch?v=DxIOW7LJKvQ&t=2s
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about 1 month ago
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From Skin To Skincare: The Shocking Truth Behind The Donkey Skin Trade with Dr Scott Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIOW7LJKvQ
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From Skin To Skincare: The Shocking Truth Behind The Donkey Skin Trade with Dr Scott Miller
YouTube video by Rescue Vet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxIOW7LJKvQ
about 1 month ago
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In just under 6 hours, From Skin To Skincare premieres on youtube.com/@rescuevet. Join thousands as we expose the truth behind the
#donkeyskintrade
and take a stand for change. 🫏 Watch. Share. Take action.
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about 1 month ago
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Not long to go now until 'From Skin To Skincare' premieres. Join Dr Scott Miller as he delves into the donkey skin trade and uncovers the truth. Available to watch on Rescue Vet, YouTube, 22 October from 5pm GMT #FromSkinToSkincare #EndDonkeySlaughter
@thebrookeea.bsky.social
#FromSkinToSkincare
about 2 months ago
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The #donkeyskintrade is growing fast. But awareness can change everything. On 22 October, join us and Dr Scott Miller to expose the truth. 🫏 Watch. Share. Take action. 📢 https://bit.ly/42JHeTN #FromSkinToSkincare #EndDonkeySlaughter
@thebrookeea.bsky.social
#donkeyskintrade
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about 2 months ago
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We are deeply concerned reading this article praising the economic benefits of the
#donkeyskintrade
in Pakistan. This
#crueltrade
slaughters more than 6 million donkeys a year globally. If this was just in
#Pakistan
, its entire
#donkeypopulation
would be gone in a year.
www.dawn.com/news/1948409...
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The potential of donkey farming in Pakistan
The blooming industry could become an unexpected contributor to export diversification, rural incomes, and stronger economic ties.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1948409/the-potential-of-donkey-farming-in-pakistan
about 2 months ago
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COMING SOON! 📢 In this feature documentary, Dr Scott travels to Brooke East Africa to uncover the truth behind the donkey skin trade. From Skin To Skincare: The Shocking Truth Behind The Donkey Skin Trade - available to watch on Rescue Vet, on YouTube from Wed 22nd October at 5pm (GMT) 🫏🧡
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about 2 months ago
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🇵🇰 Brooke Pakistan teams are still on the ground, supporting working horses, donkeys & mules, and the communities who rely on them, after devastating floods hit Pakistan. Many villages remain underwater, and equines are vital in helping people reach safety. 🧵
#EmergencyResponse
#AnimalWelfareWeek
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🚨 The Donkey Skin Trade poses a serious threat to donkey populations worldwide. At Brooke, we’re working with governments, regional bodies, and animal welfare partners to protect donkeys, and the communities who rely on them. Here’s an update on how our country programmes are tackling the trade 👇🏼
about 2 months ago
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Brooke
#veterinarians
attended a workshop in Kenya to enhance their
#clinicalskills
for low-resource settings, with training from
#BEVA
volunteers. Vets from several regions focused on pain management, equine behaviour, and
#animalwelfare
... 🧵
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
The World Federation for Animals
2 months ago
Did you know donkeys are strong, intelligent, and incredibly hardworking – yet often misunderstood? 🫏 Izzy Hocking from
@thebrookeea.bsky.social
joins
#CelebrateAllAnimals
, with a special tribute to these amazing animals she cares deeply about. Discover more:
ow.ly/VzKH50X3I44
#WorldAnimalDay
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It’s
#WorldAnimalDay
, a moment to celebrate the animals who support our communities. Working horses, donkeys and mules are vital partners, yet too often unseen. Brooke is working for a world where they have a life worth living. 🧡
2 months ago
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Brooke vets are making the most of their Kenya trip - diving into day four with hands-on clinical training with BEVA Trust volunteers, mastering nervous system diseases, eye issues, surgical skills, and field exams. Special shoutout to Whiskey, our superstar patient of the day! 🐎
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This week, Brooke visited the
@fao.org
in Rome to raise the visibility of working animals as vital livestock contributors globally... 🧵
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The focus for day three of our Global
#AnimalHealth
and Welfare workshop was updates in
#animalwelfare
science. 🧵
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“Working animals play an invisible but very significant contribution to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.” Anna Marry, Brooke’s Global Head of Policy and Advocacy at a International Coalition of Working Equids reception in Rome yesterday.
#OneHealth
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“A healthier animal is a more productive animal.” Brooke’s Head of Animal Health and Welfare, Dr Laura Skippen, gave a talk at the
@fao.org
Global Conference about Brooke’s flagship Animal Health Mentoring Framework.
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Yesterday was day two of the Global Animal Health & Welfare workshop in Kenya, where Brooke vets were out in the field practising what they have been learning with horses! Later in the day the teams discussed successes & challenges identified through our Animal Health Mentoring Framework (AHMF).
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“Real One Health is everyone’s health. We all need it.” Thanawat Tiensin, Assistant Director-General of
@fao.org
on the value of investing in animal, human and environmental health at the Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock in Rome.
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Today was day one of Brooke’s Global Animal Health & Welfare workshop, bringing together vets from each of Brooke’s country programmes for training, taking place in Kenya! 🇰🇪
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This week, Brooke is visiting the
@fao.org
in Rome - to raise the visibility of working animals as vital players in agriculture, climate resilience and food security globally.
#OneHealth
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China’s growing demand for donkey skins to make ejiao is fuelling theft, cruelty & community hardship. “We must secure a global ban or Africa could lose half its donkey population by 2040.” – Anna Marry, Brooke. This trade is unsustainable and inhumane.
www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese...
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Chinese Traders Scour the Globe for Donkeys, an Asset More Valuable Than Cattle or Horses
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese-merchants-keep-importing-donkeys-to-meet-demand-for-skin-used-in-traditional-medicine
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"Our learners are not just reusing, they are learning creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration to support donkeys and the people who depend on them." Read our new article below this
#WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay
🫶🏽 🌎
#PlasticPollution
#Enviroment
#Kenya
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Kenyan children protect donkeys from plastic pollution
This World Environmental Health Day, children in Kenya are protecting donkeys from plastic pollution.
https://www.thebrooke.org/news/kenyan-children-protect-donkeys-plastic-pollution
2 months ago
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We’ve had a wonderful day here at the Museum of London Docklands with some of our fantastic supporters 🧡 Here’s some of the highlights 💫
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“We're working around the clock to keep Pakistan’s working horses, donkeys & mules alive during this devastating crisis. If the animals are neglected, then many families are affected. People will struggle to maintain their lives.” ~ Dr Javed, CEO of Brooke Pakistan
www.thebrooke.org/news/brooke-...
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Brooke helps 2,000 equines during Pakistan floods
Brooke has treated more than 2,000 horses, donkeys and mules in the wake of the devastating Pakistan floods.
https://www.thebrooke.org/news/brooke-helps-2000-equines-during-pakistan-floods
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"It was sudden and deadly. We rushed to save ourselves and our animals." Relentless monsoon rains across Pakistan have affected two million people and thousands of animals. Watch how Brooke's emergency response in Pakistan has been helping working animals and the communities that care for them 🧡
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
The World Federation for Animals
3 months ago
Did you know that there is a projected 30% increase in the amount of antimicrobials used in animal farming by 2040? 📈 Our new brief shows how better animal welfare can help reduce
#AMR
. 👉 Download it:
bit.ly/4mOLBFb
@ethicalseafood.bsky.social
@fourpawsint.bsky.social
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🚨 Pakistan Floods Appeal 🚨 Millions displaced. Thousands of animals lost. Families & animals urgently need food, water & care. Brooke is on the ground delivering emergency relief. Please donate today. Together we can protect both animals and people in this crisis. 🇵🇰 🫏 👇🏼
https://bit.ly/3JKXq0q
3 months ago
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Pakistan is facing its worst floods in history. Over 5,584 working animals have died, 2M people are affected, and 1,400 villages are underwater. Brooke Pakistan teams are delivering aid and veterinary care on the ground. 👇🏼
#PakistanFloods
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5,000 animals dead in Pakistan's worst flood in history
Pakistan has lost thousands of livestock to its most destructive flooding season in history, prompting regional food insecurities.
https://www.thebrooke.org/news/5000-animals-dead-pakistans-worst-flood-history
3 months ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
3 months ago
Good handling means less suffering and more trust. With the Handling project,
@brookecharity.bsky.social
supports communities to improve the care and handling practices of donkeys and horses
#animalwelfare
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What an incredible week of shared learning with
@redwingsuk.bsky.social
and
@brookecharity.bsky.social
! 🧵
4 months ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
Redwings Horse Sanctuary
4 months ago
This week, Redwings is delighted to be hosting
@brookecharity.bsky.social
in-country officers who are coming together in the UK for a Compassionate Handling for Life workshop. 🧡❤️
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New research from Brooke shows over 50% of UK consumers would pay more for products with an “equine-friendly” stamp. ☕️🍫🐴
#EthicalCoffee
#CacaoProduction
#Nicaragua
@lbc.co.uk
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The hidden cost behind your morning flat white | LBC
Britain’s love affair with coffee shows no sign of cooling.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/the-hidden-cost-behind-your-morning-flat-white-5Hjd97K_2/
4 months ago
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Help shape a new project in
#Nicaragua
which may influence a new movement in
#ethicalcoffee
and
#cacao
production. Share your thoughts in some quick
#marketresearch
below! 👇🏼
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Coffee and Cacao Research
Brooke is conducting some market research for our team in Nicaragua in preparation for a new project. The project will look at the work of horses and mules in the coffee and cacao (chocolate) industry...
https://brooke912936.typeform.com/coffeeandcacao
4 months ago
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How did Dr Scott find his trip to the field in Kenya with Brooke? Watch to find out! 🇰🇪 🫏
@drscottmiller.bsky.social
@thebrookeea.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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A new study has explored how positive emotions may differ in horses depending on personality & previous experiences. Brooke's Global Animal Welfare Advisor Jen Wathan commented: "This research gives insight into how horses show positive emotions & how we can assess their emotional experiences...
4 months ago
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
Brooke East Africa
5 months ago
It’s a new week — let’s work towards ensuring Africa’s Commitment in Policy and Practice to Donkey Preservation Now and in the Future.
#DonkeyWelfare
#MtunzePundaDaima
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reposted by
Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys
The World Federation for Animals
5 months ago
📣 Join our
#HLPF2025
side event: “Energising SDG 3 Implementation through One Health, the Pandemic Agreement & AMR Political Declaration” 📅 21 July, 3 PM 📍 Bahá’í UN Office, NYC 🔗 Register:
forms.gle/gucWpxf9wXiq...
#Animals4SDGs
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