About Spana
SPANA is the leading charity for the worldŌĆÖs working animals. www. spana.org
Spana Description
In the winter of 1921, Kate Hosali and her daughter Nina embarked on a voyage to North Africa in search of sunshine. Little did they know it was a journey that would last a lifetime.
Their adventure took them to remote towns and villages across the region. But what they found horrified them.
Kate and Nina saw malnourished donkeys and mules buckling under the weight of huge loads; camels struggling across the hard stony ground between Algeria and Tunisia with nothing more than piece of old rubber sewn into the pads of their feet; and cart animals with terrible wounds caused by the repeated rubbing of ill-fitting harnesses.
Back in Britain, Kate couldnŌĆÖt escape thoughts of this ŌĆśsea of neglected sufferingŌĆÖ. So in 1923, she founded SPANA.
With great courage and dedication, Kate and Nina set about the job of creating a more compassionate world for working animals.
Their pioneering spirit and unwavering passion continues to inspire SPANAŌĆÖs work around the world to this day.
Today, our dedicated vets and technicians treat hundreds of thousands of donkeys, horses, mules, camels and elephants around the globe every year. Alongside this, we build expertise among vets and promote humane care by animal owners. We also reach tens of thousands of children through our education programme, teaching respect and compassion for animals.
Reviews
Whoops, this adorable foal from Morocco is still a little unstable on his feet!
Thanks to your kind support, weŌĆÖre able to distribute thousands of reflective collars each year, helping to prevent animals getting into road accidents
We believe in teaching the next generation about the importance of animal welfare ŌØż’ĖÅ’ĖÅ
Today we're celebrating World Friendship Day! We think animals make great friends, let us know if you agree ¤śŖ
These delicious rainbow cupcakes are ideal for a World Tea Party fundraiser! Find out how to make them with our step-by-step guide ¤Ź░¤īł
Today we're remembering Vicks the horse from Botswana, who was treated by our team back in 2015 after she was bitten by a crocodile. Thankfully we were there to get her back on her feet ¤śŖ
Two years ago, Ayman, an orphaned donkey foal, was taken in by our team in Jordan. Find out how he's getting on now...
We love seeing your World Tea Party pics ¤śŖ This one comes courtesy of Judy Legg who hosted a strawberry tea party raising ┬Ż366 for working animals! ¤Źō¤Źō¤Źō
Mules are essential for carrying goods in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. We're proud to say that last year, our vets helped over 20,000 of them ŌØż’ĖÅ
Because of the kind people who donate their time and money to us, we're able to provide vital care to working animals around the world - thank you to everyone who makes this possible!
We're so lucky to have such brilliant supporters, such as the wonderful Margaret Farley who hosted a World Tea Party fundraiser for us raising ┬Ż850! ¤æŤæŤæÅ
An accidental fall left Zouhara, a horse from Morocco, with a large wound on her chest. Thankfully her owner Amir brought her straight to SPANA for treatment.
We're celebrating World Emoji Day with some of our favourites! ¤É┤¤É¬¤Éś¤ÉĤɽ¤ÆŖ¤Æē¤ōܤō¢¤æ®Ō ĆŹŌÜĢ’ĖŤæ©ŌĆŹŌÜĢ’ĖÅŌØż’ĖŤīŹ¤ć▓¤ć” ¤ć¬¤ć╣¤ć╣¤ć│¤ć¦¤ć╝¤ć┐¤ć╝¤ć▓¤ć▓ ¤ć»¤ć┤¤ć▓¤ćʤć▓¤ć▒
Who else thinks there should be a donkey emoji?
A happy selfie taken by one of our team in Tunisia with her young patient! We hope it brightens up your week ¤śā
We had to share this absolutely gorgeous photo captured by our team in Morocco. Let us know if you love it as much as we do ¤śŹ
Please join us in cheering on the wonderful Lorraine who's training to do a sponsored walk carrying weights to raise awareness of the tough journeys working animals make and raise funds for SPANA. Good luck Lorraine! ¤æŤæŤæÅ
Our animal handling centres teach children how to have respect and empathy for working animals
WeŌĆÖre so thankful that because of kind animal lovers like you, who make our work happen, we were able to treat over 200,000 working donkeys last year!
WeŌĆÖre helping give working animals in rural South Africa free veterinary care and dentistry work by partnering with the wonderful Highveld Horse Care Unit
We love these vegan energy bites, they're delicious and so simple to make - perfect to serve at a World Tea Party fundraiser! Watch Tom and Hannah from our London HQ show you how to make them ¤śŖ
hello my name's imad i'm from marrakech this the farst time i had the pleasure to actually know that we have animal charity in marrakech as big as spana and i gratefl enormosly what you gays trying to do howaver i had read some few criticsims and i know we don't have the perfect community but i know lot pepole who treat there animals with compasion and love
Your Marrakech team are efficient. Earlier today I reported a badly injured street dog and within a couple of hours the dog was collected near Palais Bahia. It was a bit of a wait and I had to follow the dog around so I can update the team on its location, but I know with limited resources they have done their best. Thanks for making a difference.
What the world needs now...more groups like Spana!
These animals need love and attention . They have worked so hard! They need respect and care when they are old IŌĆÖll .
The reason I loved it is because they help animals get away from abusers and bad hoarding (I think hoarding) because) issues, like this need to be stopped the places they need to go to should be inspected before taking the animals there..In my opinion this is a serial animal death that is slowly increasing to the 1000's who agrees?
Thank you to Bubka for showing us round this morning. The work you do is brilliant and it is lovely to see that there is someone watching out for all the animals in Marrakech.
Thank you all for doing such a big help to the poor animals in the poor countries from Africa....
SPANA does enormously valuable work for animals, directly improving their welfare as well as training local people as animal nurses, vets, harness makers and farriers and in other essential skills. People learn to look after their donkeys, horses, camels and other working animals better, improving their health, welfare and their value to their owners. SPANA creates a virtuous circle: there is still a lot of work to be done throughout the world. I am proud to be a supporter.
SPANA - You do such a worthwhile job for Animals abroad... Thank you x
Proud to be a sponsor - thank you SPANA for your amazing selfless work.
Please keep up the incredible work you do for working animals around the globe.
I have just donated - thanks to a lovely group of incredible advocates who gifted me Birthday monies to donate to charities of my choosing.... Please keep supporting SPANA!
My boyfriend volunteered for SPANA in Marrakech and I was able to come over and see the team treat the animals for all sorts of conditions from wounds to colic, while at the same time encouraging the owners to take better care of their animals and giving great advice. Finally, I was very happy to see them having tours for school children to nurture curiosity and empathy towards animals. They do brilliant and important work and I am grateful for having seen it. Please donate if you can, your money will be much needed!
Just been to Marrakesh to visit SPANA, see the fantastic work they do and to make a donation in person.
Absolutely outstanding
I love the work you do, and after making a donation on behalf of my beloved horse who passed away a few days ago you sent me a wonderful message. The message really made me feel better, and it really showed that you guys read through your donations. Thank you so much for everything!
I love any organization, charity, etc., that helps animals, and these working animals really deserve it, as a lot of them are not well looked after and grossly overworked and underfed. It is a good job there are people who can make the lives of these poor souls a bit easier. No living being should suffer, in an ideal world and since this is far from being an ideal world, I am so thankful that there are compassionate and caring people like you who are in the position of being able to travel and go to so much trouble, to help. You truly are selfless people.
Fantastic work from SPANA for animals around the world.
Brilliant work for those lovely kind gentle animals.
Any organization that raises the awareness of any creatures sensitivities and well-being, it is worth supporting. In the long run, humans will begin to see that there are other ways to get what they want, without exploiting any animal.
An amazing charity who responded so quickly to a request for help regarding an animal in Morocco! Can't thank the team who attended the injured animal enough ’┐Į
hello my name's imad i'm from marrakech this the farst time i had the pleasure to actually know that we have animal charity in marrakech as big as spana and i gratefl enormosly what you gays trying to do howaver i had read some few criticsims and i know we don't have the perfect community but i know lot pepole who treat there animals with compasion and love
Your Marrakech team are efficient. Earlier today I reported a badly injured street dog and within a couple of hours the dog was collected near Palais Bahia. It was a bit of a wait and I had to follow the dog around so I can update the team on its location, but I know with limited resources they have done their best. Thanks for making a difference.
What the world needs now...more groups like Spana!
These animals need love and attention . They have worked so hard! They need respect and care when they are old IŌĆÖll .
The reason I loved it is because they help animals get away from abusers and bad hoarding (I think hoarding) because) issues, like this need to be stopped the places they need to go to should be inspected before taking the animals there..In my opinion this is a serial animal death that is slowly increasing to the 1000's who agrees?
Thank you to Bubka for showing us round this morning. The work you do is brilliant and it is lovely to see that there is someone watching out for all the animals in Marrakech.
Thank you all for doing such a big help to the poor animals in the poor countries from Africa....
SPANA does enormously valuable work for animals, directly improving their welfare as well as training local people as animal nurses, vets, harness makers and farriers and in other essential skills. People learn to look after their donkeys, horses, camels and other working animals better, improving their health, welfare and their value to their owners. SPANA creates a virtuous circle: there is still a lot of work to be done throughout the world. I am proud to be a supporter.
SPANA - You do such a worthwhile job for Animals abroad... Thank you x
Proud to be a sponsor - thank you SPANA for your amazing selfless work.
Please keep up the incredible work you do for working animals around the globe.
I have just donated - thanks to a lovely group of incredible advocates who gifted me Birthday monies to donate to charities of my choosing.... Please keep supporting SPANA!
My boyfriend volunteered for SPANA in Marrakech and I was able to come over and see the team treat the animals for all sorts of conditions from wounds to colic, while at the same time encouraging the owners to take better care of their animals and giving great advice. Finally, I was very happy to see them having tours for school children to nurture curiosity and empathy towards animals. They do brilliant and important work and I am grateful for having seen it. Please donate if you can, your money will be much needed!
Just been to Marrakesh to visit SPANA, see the fantastic work they do and to make a donation in person.
Absolutely outstanding
I love the work you do, and after making a donation on behalf of my beloved horse who passed away a few days ago you sent me a wonderful message. The message really made me feel better, and it really showed that you guys read through your donations. Thank you so much for everything!
I love any organization, charity, etc., that helps animals, and these working animals really deserve it, as a lot of them are not well looked after and grossly overworked and underfed. It is a good job there are people who can make the lives of these poor souls a bit easier. No living being should suffer, in an ideal world and since this is far from being an ideal world, I am so thankful that there are compassionate and caring people like you who are in the position of being able to travel and go to so much trouble, to help. You truly are selfless people.
Fantastic work from SPANA for animals around the world.
Brilliant work for those lovely kind gentle animals.
Any organization that raises the awareness of any creatures sensitivities and well-being, it is worth supporting. In the long run, humans will begin to see that there are other ways to get what they want, without exploiting any animal.
An amazing charity who responded so quickly to a request for help regarding an animal in Morocco! Can't thank the team who attended the injured animal enough ’┐Į
hello my name's imad i'm from marrakech this the farst time i had the pleasure to actually know that we have animal charity in marrakech as big as spana and i gratefl enormosly what you gays trying to do howaver i had read some few criticsims and i know we don't have the perfect community but i know lot pepole who treat there animals with compasion and love
Your Marrakech team are efficient. Earlier today I reported a badly injured street dog and within a couple of hours the dog was collected near Palais Bahia. It was a bit of a wait and I had to follow the dog around so I can update the team on its location, but I know with limited resources they have done their best. Thanks for making a difference.
What the world needs now...more groups like Spana!
These animals need love and attention . They have worked so hard! They need respect and care when they are old IŌĆÖll .
The reason I loved it is because they help animals get away from abusers and bad hoarding (I think hoarding) because) issues, like this need to be stopped the places they need to go to should be inspected before taking the animals there..In my opinion this is a serial animal death that is slowly increasing to the 1000's who agrees?
Thank you to Bubka for showing us round this morning. The work you do is brilliant and it is lovely to see that there is someone watching out for all the animals in Marrakech.
Thank you all for doing such a big help to the poor animals in the poor countries from Africa....
SPANA does enormously valuable work for animals, directly improving their welfare as well as training local people as animal nurses, vets, harness makers and farriers and in other essential skills. People learn to look after their donkeys, horses, camels and other working animals better, improving their health, welfare and their value to their owners. SPANA creates a virtuous circle: there is still a lot of work to be done throughout the world. I am proud to be a supporter.
SPANA - You do such a worthwhile job for Animals abroad... Thank you x
Proud to be a sponsor - thank you SPANA for your amazing selfless work.
Please keep up the incredible work you do for working animals around the globe.
I have just donated - thanks to a lovely group of incredible advocates who gifted me Birthday monies to donate to charities of my choosing.... Please keep supporting SPANA!
My boyfriend volunteered for SPANA in Marrakech and I was able to come over and see the team treat the animals for all sorts of conditions from wounds to colic, while at the same time encouraging the owners to take better care of their animals and giving great advice. Finally, I was very happy to see them having tours for school children to nurture curiosity and empathy towards animals. They do brilliant and important work and I am grateful for having seen it. Please donate if you can, your money will be much needed!
Just been to Marrakesh to visit SPANA, see the fantastic work they do and to make a donation in person.
Absolutely outstanding
I love the work you do, and after making a donation on behalf of my beloved horse who passed away a few days ago you sent me a wonderful message. The message really made me feel better, and it really showed that you guys read through your donations. Thank you so much for everything!
I love any organization, charity, etc., that helps animals, and these working animals really deserve it, as a lot of them are not well looked after and grossly overworked and underfed. It is a good job there are people who can make the lives of these poor souls a bit easier. No living being should suffer, in an ideal world and since this is far from being an ideal world, I am so thankful that there are compassionate and caring people like you who are in the position of being able to travel and go to so much trouble, to help. You truly are selfless people.
Fantastic work from SPANA for animals around the world.
Brilliant work for those lovely kind gentle animals.
Any organization that raises the awareness of any creatures sensitivities and well-being, it is worth supporting. In the long run, humans will begin to see that there are other ways to get what they want, without exploiting any animal.
An amazing charity who responded so quickly to a request for help regarding an animal in Morocco! Can't thank the team who attended the injured animal enough ’┐Į