In June, our supporters helped us save countless animal lives and advocate for change worldwide. Whenever and wherever the animals need us, we are there – and it’s only possible because of animal-lovers like you.
Read on to find out how you helped us raise funds to fly 50 donkey survivors of war to safety, rush life-saving water to rescue dogs trapped in a relentless drought, defend cats targeted by a brutal hunting competition – and so much more.
MIDDLE EAST
Israel – Herut 
Flying 50 more donkeys saved from war and abuse to safety in Europe
SOS Founder, Sharon Cohen, with one of the recently relocated donkeys. Thanks to help from our supporters, we will soon be flying another 50 donkeys to safety in Europe. Credit: SOS
After months of preparation and planning, our supporters helped us fly 58 donkeys – many rescued from war and abuse in Gaza and other battle-scarred areas of the Middle East – to safe sanctuaries in France and Belgium. But 50 more donkeys saved by our partner, Starting Over Sanctuary (SOS) in Israel, were still waiting for the same chance.
We reached out to our supporters to help us fly the remaining 50 donkeys from Israel to Europe, and thanks to their overwhelming generosity, we were able to raise enough funds to help cover the cost of the second flight. While the next flight has been postponed due to the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, we are happy to report that the relocation will go ahead at the end of July. Thank you for giving 50 more donkey survivors of war and abuse the safe, peaceful futures in Europe they deserve.
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OCEANIA
New Zealand – North Canterbury 
Fighting to end a cruel cat-killing competition
Credit: James O’Dea (Left) and thesavemovement (Right)
Every year in the rural New Zealand farming community of North Canterbury, cats are hunted for sport in a barbaric hunting competition under the guise of ‘conservation.’ Previous hunts had an age restriction for the cat-killing category – but this year, children of all ages are encouraged to catch and shoot cats, with cash prizes offered for the most felines killed.
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, NFA supports humane and effective trap-neuter-return (TNR) and rescue programs run by our dedicated partner, Cat Rescue Christchurch. We are also actively campaigning to end this hunt by petitioning authorities and advocating for urgent policy change to protect cats. While practices of this kind are deeply rooted and difficult to change, Network for Animals remains committed to bringing about an end to this barbaric cruelty, once and for all. Thank you for standing with us.
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NORTH AFRICA
Morocco – Tangier 
Rushing water to 650+ rescue dogs amid a devastating drought
Credit: SFT
As Morocco enters its seventh consecutive year of drought, more than 650 rescue dogs in the care of our partner, SFT Sanctuary in Tangier, face the very real possibility of running out of water. The shelter has no electricity or running water and relies on wellpoints and deliveries to keep their animals alive. Summer is now in full swing and the wells have just dried up, forcing SFT to order four truckloads of water to be delivered each week – a staggering cost our partner is struggling to meet alone.
Through the support of our donors, we are helping to cover the cost of water deliveries throughout the summer. Thank you for helping us give more than 650 rescued dogs the water they need to survive during this relentless drought.
Read the original article here.
Morocco – National
Saving and protecting street dogs ahead of the FIFA World Cup
NFA campaigner Fiona Sawney feeds neglected street dogs in Morocco (Right). Credits: FIFA (Left) and NFA/Dejan Radic (Right)
Because of the FIFA World Cup, countless stray dogs across Casablanca, Rabat, Ifrane and Marrakech are being hunted down, shot, poisoned, beaten and left to die in agony to ‘clean up the streets’ for tourists. These merciless killings are often conducted in public; young children find themselves watching dogs that they love dearly being killed and left to bleed out. This is in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is a cruel, gruesome massacre of innocent dogs.
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are working with local partners to save as many animals as possible – rushing injured dogs for emergency medical care, providing new wheelchair parts for injured and disabled dogs, supporting vital trap-neuter-vaccinate-release (TNVR) programs to prevent future suffering and providing food and safe shelter for rescued strays. NFA is part of the International Animal Coalition (IAWPC); together, we are calling on FIFA and the Moroccan government to put an end to the killing. Thank you for supporting our efforts to save and protect the vulnerable dogs of Morocco.
Read the original article here.
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Amman, Jordan – Suffering dogs have a second chance at life because of you. Thanks to your support, our partner, Al-Rahmeh, was able to save the lives of Batal, Bulbul and Kastana – all victims of brutal car accidents. Read more.
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Ithaka, Greece – Nala and her feline friends. While our team was conducting a crucial cat sterilization program, rescue dog Nala showed her love for the cats, staying by their side throughout the neutering process. Watch the adorable video here.
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Ithaka, Greece – Nala and her feline friends. While our team was conducting a crucial cat sterilization program, rescue dog Nala showed her love for the cats, staying by their side throughout the neutering process. Watch the adorable video here.
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Pasadena, California – How your donations helped animals during the wildfires. Thanks to your donations, we helped our partner, Pasadena Humane, rescue 1,500 injured and terrified pets during the devastating California wildfires. Watch the video.
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Thank you for being a friend and hero to animals worldwide in June. It is only through the continued generosity of our supporters that we can make a life-saving difference for the dogs, cats, donkeys and horses who so desperately need us.
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