This week, I’m heartbroken to share that on 13th March, our mobile first aid clinic in Gaza – providing lifesaving treatment to donkeys and horses – was completely destroyed in a missile strike.
Our team lost almost everything: vital equipment, medication, and even the uniforms that help keep them safe. Thankfully none of the team were injured.
It’s a devastating blow to our work. But with your support, we can rebuild and get back on the road.
Thank you, as always, for helping donkeys get the care, compassion and respect they deserve, even in the hardest of times.
Our Mobile First Aid Clinic in Gaza Was Destroyed. We Need Your Help to Rebuild it.
On 13th March, our mobile clinic offering first aid to donkeys and horses was completely destroyed in a devastating missile strike that flattened the entire area.
This photo was taken earlier this year – conditions were tough even then. Now, without all our equipment and meds, it’s even harder.
Just moments before, our team had been working there, helping donkeys and horses in desperate need – saving lives, treating injuries, and offering free veterinary care. Had they stayed any longer, they might not have made it out.
Dr Saif has sent us this a short update by video – describing what happened on the 13th March.
We lost nearly everything:
Our Safe Haven uniforms, helping to keep the team safe, now buried under rubble.
Medications – including newly purchased stocks of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and antiseptic ointment.
Essential medical tools and supplies like bandages and syringes.
Despite everything that’s happened our team are continuing their work with the little they have left – here they are earlier this week.
We’ve calculated our losses at $2,100 (around £1,624), but in reality, it may cost much more to replace what we need – especially with essential supplies now scarce and prices soaring.
Our team just want to continue helping donkeys and horses in desperate need.
But we are not giving up. The donkeys and horses of Gaza still need us – now more than ever. And with your help, we can rebuild.
Thank you ♥️♥️
It’s only with your help we are able to improve the lives of working donkeys, mules and horses in the West Bank, Gaza and Egypt. You’re also helping to fund our hospital in Nablus in the West Bank and care for our rescue donkeys in Arrana, as well as our donkeys at our sanctuary in Israel.
This is our team earlier this year – they carry out extraordinary work helping donkeys and horses in Gaza. Their care and dedication is second to none.