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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 StoriesLifesaving treatment for a newborn foal
Two-day-old Sara the mule was rushed to Together for Animals member SPANA’s centre in Chemaia, Morocco, when she became too weak to stand. Despite a straight-forward birth, without any complications, Sara’s health quickly deteriorated and she was suffering from intense pain. Her owner, Hassan, was extremely worried about the foal, and borrowed a van to […]
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Animal StoriesPenny found tied up in the woods
Three-year-old Penny, like many of the animals our members care for, had been through a lot before she was found. Towards the end of last year, a member of the public found Penny abandoned in the woods. She had been tied to a tree and her front and hind legs had been tightly bound with […]
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Animal StoriesHorses rescued before winter
A herd of 15 Thoroughbred horses whose needs weren’t being met has been rescued from a site in Devon. The horses – which had been left at the farm following an eviction – were beginning to lose weight as winter approached but the landowner was able to use the Control of Horses Act, which allowed […]
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Animal StoriesKittens find loving homes
Four kittens rejected by their mum have been hand-reared at Together for Animals member Blue Cross and found loving homes. Widget, Gidget, Tiddles and Wiggles were born in the care of the Bromsgrove rehoming centre near Birmingham in September after their mum Gracie arrived as a stray. Animal Welfare Assistant, Amy, explains: “She had been […]
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Animal StoriesGinger’s story
When seven-year-old stray Ginger came to Together for Animals member Mayhew with a fractured hind leg, their vets had a tough decision on their hands in terms of potential treatment for the cat. They considered surgery to attempt to fix and set the bone and amputation, and it was eventually agreed that in Ginger’s case […]
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Animal StoriesTreating 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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Animal Stories‘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 StoriesMagical 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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Animal StoriesSaving 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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