Thank you once again to everyone who supported our Easter Appeal.
Last week, we shared how your donations are already helping working donkeys through the new First Aid boxes being introduced at ten ‘green’ brick kilns in Egypt.
Today, I’m so pleased to bring you another update on your support – this time through the launch of our new community mobile vet team just north of Cairo in Egypt.
Because of the kindness of all our donors, more working donkeys and horses in remote communities will now be able to receive vital veterinary care – as you have helped fund the new team, their equipment, medicines, and a car to reach remote communities.
Update from Egypt
Our new Egypt veterinary team has now completed their training, as we prepare to expand our work with a third mobile clinic.
Dr Ahmed, a veterinarian with eight years of experience, has joined Safe Haven alongside veterinary assistant Ali. They will begin travelling across Upper Egypt, covering Aswan, Luxor and Qena to reach working donkeys and horses in urgent need of care.
Dr Ahmed (second left) and Ali (far right) – our new mobile community vet team who will work in Upper Egypt
The team started work alongside our brick kiln vet teams, learning directly from Dr Shaaban and the wider team members, to deliver the same high standard of practical veterinary care.
Understanding the reality of working in the brick kilns will provide a thorough grounding. From the harsh conditions and common injuries faced by the animals, to how our teams calmly handle donkeys and carry out full health assessments in difficult environments.
Our new team completed their training in the harsh conditions of the brick kilns
The training also included hoof care, lameness assessment and learning how to recognise problems such as tendon injuries and poor body condition. By building these skills from the very beginning, the new team will be able to deliver consistent and effective care to working animals across Upper Egypt.
People were soon queuing up with their donkeys and horses to receive veterinary treatment – these remote regions have little access to such care
We’re pleased to report that Dr Ahmed and Ali have now carried out their very first mobile clinic in a village in the El Abasia district of Aswan.
Working in the intense heat, they treated 25 working animals – including 22 donkeys and 3 horses – many of whom had no previous access to veterinary support. Every animal received essential treatment, including deworming medication. All funded thanks to your support.
Our team will work hard to help animals in desperate need of veterinary care – their condition is in stark contrast to working donkeys in the ‘green’ brick kilns
The team found many animals suffering from painful wounds, chronic tendon problems and poor body condition caused by undernourishment. These early findings highlight just how urgently veterinary care is needed in these remote communities.
Donkey owners were happy to see our team – the health of their animals is a huge concern, but veterinary care is scarce in the area
Owners were incredibly grateful to the team, thanking them for helping improve the health of their animals. Our initial work has also helped identify other villages in urgent need of our vet team’s help, allowing us to plan future visits with local authorities.
Thank you for helping us bring care to more working animals in need.
Thank you ♥️♥️
Your support helps us fund our vet teams in Gaza, the West Bank, and Egypt, bringing vital veterinary treatment directly to working donkeys, mules and horses in desperate need. You are also caring for rescue donkeys at our sanctuaries in Israel and the West Bank, where they receive nutritious food, specialist care, and the safety of a forever home.
Thank you for caring for these gentle animals.
Dr Ahmed helped to provide essential hoof care to a donkey in El Abasia – all thanks to your support. Thank you.
Thanks to you we are able to equip our vet teams with vital equipment – such as this ultrasound machine. Thank you.