Africa

To mark the UN's International Day for Rural Women (15 October), we look to our collaborative project with Women and Land Zimbabwe, where we are working with women to improve the welfare of their working donkeys.

We welcome news that the African Union has called for urgent action to prioritise the ban on the slaughter of donkeys for their skins, in a letter to member states.

To mark World Rabies Day (28 September), efforts to combat this devastating disease have ramped up in Kenya and Mexico thanks to lifesaving vaccination programmes.

In our expert interview series, we learn how arts and theatre is being used in Kenya to impact donkey welfare and connect with hard-to-reach communities.

Follow Lead Veterinary Surgeon Emma O’Hagan to Kenya, as she helps deliver a lifesaving vaccination programme and understands more about the health conditions faced by donkeys.

Donkey owners in Kenyan communities have spoken of the impacts of losing their donkeys to skin traders looking for a supply of donkey skins at any cost.

In our expert interview series, we explore the minds of donkeys with animal behaviour professor and plastic pollution researcher Dr Leanne Proops.

This Plastic Free July, we spoke with the team at The Donkey Sanctuary Kenya about the rise in cases of poisoning and colic due to plastic ingestion.

To mark this year’s International Working Animal Day (15 June), we shine a light on how The Donkey Sanctuary is working with local communities in Kenya to improve the welfare of the working donkeys who provide a lifeline to the people living there.