Will you help us ensure the injured donkeys of Gaza get the treatment they need?

Gaza lies in ruins. Beyond the destroyed buildings and roads, there’s also an economic disaster, which is having a huge impact on communities and the animals on whom they rely.

Import restrictions have sent fuel prices rocketing, forcing more and more people to use working animals for transport. Before the war, it was estimated that there were around 5,000 equids in Gaza, approximately two thirds of which were working animals. Around half that population have since been lost in the conflict. The remaining donkeys and horses have become increasingly important.

With fuel scarce and exorbitant when available, virtually all surviving donkeys and horses are now working animals – including horses that previously had other roles. With these animals working harder than ever, there is an inevitable rise in injuries.

Every day, the Safe Haven clinic treats donkeys and horses in a 4m x 4m space in Gaza City, all that remains of Dr Thabet’s original veterinary hospital, which was largely destroyed in an airstrike. The vet team offers an initial treatment and follow-up appointments until the animal is fully recovered.

The clinic works with extremely limited veterinary supplies. A gift from you could help us support the clinic here in Gaza – providing life-saving diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. It could also ensure we are equipped with medicine and other vital supplies, such as bandages, gauze, saline, iodine and gloves.

Working animals are now vital to the people of Gaza, transporting people and essentials such as food and water to the displaced.

Your donations will help us to fund our vet team in Gaza in the coming months and into 2027. If we raise more money than we need, you will help us to care for the donkeys at our Sanctuary in Israel and our Rescue Centre in the West Bank, as well as run our other mobile vet clinics in the West Bank and Egypt. Thank you.