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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 1d

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

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 2d

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...

The potential of donkey farming in Pakistan

The blooming industry could become an unexpected contributor to export diversification, rural incomes, and stronger economic ties.

www.dawn.com

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 9d

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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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 9d

We’re deeply grateful to our dedicated Brooke Pakistan colleagues and stand with the families & animals they continue to protect.

#WorkingEquines #Flooding #DisasterResponse #ThankfulThursday #DedicatedStaff

Brooke staff walk through bushes and ferns next to cattle - towards flooded area.

Brooke staff tend to a goat’s leg injury with their owners crouching nearby.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 9d

Phase two of Brooke Pakistan’s emergency response has now moved into Punjab & Sindh.

In recent weeks, teams have:
🐴 Helped 8,500 equines
👨‍👩‍👧 Supported 4,000 families with rations & first aid
🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 Protected both animals & people by meeting their shared needs.

A young donkey eats fodder out of their owners lap in a brick kiln.

Brooke staff tends to a young boy’s hand injury. Flooded scenes in the background.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 9d

🇵🇰 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

A mule receives fodder with Brooke staff in the background

A zoomed out shot of flooded plains of grass with two donkeys standing in the middle.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 10d

🇵🇰 Pakistan:

As the trade shifts east following African bans, our teams are engaging the media and rolling out a new awareness strategy to combat the growing DST threat.

#EndDonkeySkinTrade
#DonkeyProtection #AnimalWelfare #Africa #AnimalWelfareWeek

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 Central & East Africa:

In Cameroon, partners are tackling cross-border trade issues linked to Chad and Nigeria.

Meanwhile, Ethiopia has drafted a National Animal Welfare Strategy highlighting the impact of the DST.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 10d

🇹🇬 West Africa:

Togo has introduced a national ban on the DST and plans to host a workshop to raise awareness, communicate this ban, and strengthen border surveillance.

In Ghana and Burkina Faso, advocacy and communication campaigns are pushing for stronger government action and public awareness.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 In East Africa, @thebrookeea.bsky.social continues discussions with governments in Tanzania and Kenya, focusing on long-term sustainability and stronger protection measures for donkeys.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 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 👇🏼

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 11d

The event supported emergency care skills and #mentoring, and highlighted Brooke’s commitment to advancing #animalhealth and welfare.

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 11d

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... 🧵

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The World Federation for Animals @wfa.org · 16d

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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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 14d

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. 🧡

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 14d

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! 🐎

A group of people walking on a dirt path in a grassy field, observing a horse being led by a handler under a cloudy sky.

Four individuals are engaged in a workshop, sitting at a table with medical supplies laid out in front of them for a training session. They are concentrating on assembling medical kits. The environment suggests an educational or training seminar.

A person is delivering a presentation titled "Neurology" in a conference room, with attendees seated and watching. The presentation screen displays a PowerPoint slide, and there are Brooke logos visible in the room.

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

Learn more about Brooke’s work to integrate working animals into policy below. www.thebrooke.org/our-work/wor...

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

Working animals are key contributors to the #UnitedNations' #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, including #SDG1: No poverty, #SDG2: Zero hunger and #SDG13: Climate action.

But these animals are not reflected in the livestock policy around them, making them ‘invisible livestock’.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

“We hope to see these animals included in more #livestockpolicy planning to prioritise their wellbeing, which in turns supports humans and the planet.”

We also gave a talk at the conference on the value of improving #animalhealthcare through Brooke’s flagship Animal Health Mentoring Framework.

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

Brooke’s Head of Animal Health and Welfare, Dr Laura Skippen, said: “The conference was a chance for us to shed light on #workinganimals as a lifeline to so many people - and a crucial part of #foodproduction globally.”

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

Livestock support the livelihoods of around 1.3 billion people globally and make up 40 percent of the world’s #agricultural GDP, but working horses, donkeys and mules are often forgotten in these conversations...

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

We joined other #NGOs, #policymakers and #researchers to highlight the role of livestock in production, #foodsecurity and #climateresilience...

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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

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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Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

Then, out in the field we conducted a transect walk of some donkeys’ home environment, putting ourselves in their shoes and using the frameworks from the morning to appraise their #welfare, making suggestions for how things can be improved for their well-being. 🩺 🫏 🫶🏽

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys @brookecharity.bsky.social · 15d

In the classroom the team discussed different frameworks that we can use to appraise welfare - the 3 Fs (friends, forage and freedom), ICE (injury, comfort, emotion) and the #5Domainsmodel (Nutrition, Environment, Health, Behaviour and Mental State)...

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