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Because of the kind support and donations Together for Animals receives, we are able to help change the lives of cats, dogs, donkeys, and horses. Keep up to date with all our latest news:
Animal Stories
Treating Yves’ painful wound
Yves the donkey, from Mali, was suffering from a painful wound on his back and needed to stay at Together for Animals member SPANA’s stables for treatment. Yves supports his family by working in the Badalabougou rubbish dump in Mali’s capital city, Bamako. He works seven mornings a week transporting waste, which makes it possible […]
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‘Bag-of-bones’ pony rescued
Pony Violet was extremely thin, riddled with lice and heavily pregnant when she arrived at our member World Horse Welfare’s Hall Farm in March this year. Despite her terrible condition on arrival, just three weeks later Violet gave birth to a filly foal, who was later named Rose. It was obvious that even in her […]
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Animal Stories
Magical ending for Wizard
Thin, starving and nearly bald on some parts of his body, two-year-old saluki Wizard was in a really sorry state when he arrived at Together for Animals member Blue Cross. He had been picked up by the dog warden in Swindon, Wiltshire, as a stray and brought to Blue Cross‘ rehoming centre in Burford, Oxfordshire, […]
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Saving Samba
Samba works five hours a day transporting fresh water to households across Boghé, Mauritania, alongside his owner Mohamed. The pair begin working before dawn to avoid the 50-degree heat that comes later in the day. One day, Mohamed noticed Samba was panting and refusing to eat his food. Mohamed tried to encourage his usually energetic […]
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Supporting pet owners
Together for Animals member Mayhew work hard to keep people and their pets together. This can mean offering extra support to those going through a temporary crisis. For the individuals who need it, Mayhew’s Pet Refuge programme is a lifeline. There are many reasons why people request the service, but often it is because a […]
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Moses’ transformation
Moses was found in 2019 by Together for Animals member World Horse Welfare. The handsome, cheeky black and white pony is a far cry from the sorry sight that greeted Field Officer Charlotte Melvin when she visited a group of cobs near Walsall in October 2019 after a member of the public reported concerns for […]
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Animal Stories
Going the extra mile for older cats
Cats that are a little older can sometimes end up waiting longer for their forever homes than their younger counterparts. The team at Together for Animals member Mayhew always go the extra mile for every cat in their care, whatever their age. For example, when 12-year- old Homer was waiting three months before being adopted […]
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Animal Stories
Leonard’s legacy
Leonard was found on the streets as a stray. He was struggling to breathe, with a painfully dry and crusty nose, covered in pressure sores and terribly thin. No dog should ever have to fight for breath – all because he was bred to conform to society’s increasing and unknowingly cruel demand for flat- faced […]
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One treatment saves two lives
Hardworking donkeys Touru and Gao work tirelessly for their young owner, 14-year-old Modibo. Every day, they transport heavy bags of building sand from the banks of the Niger river in Segou, Mali, into the heart of the city. Not only do the donkeys help to earn a small income to support Modibo’s parents and siblings, […]
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