The Brooke India

Your gift could help us reach even more horses, donkeys and mules desperately needing our help. You will be taken to the donate page on our international site. The Brooke is an international animal welfare organisation dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in some of the worlds poorest communities. We work with equin... e owning communities, local non-governmental organizations andinternational institutions to make sustainable improvements to the welfare ofworking horses, donkeys and mules owned by poor communities. To help achieve this objective, we have 30 district equine welfare units working across 8 states in India reaching out to 200,000 working horses, donkeys and mules. Our dedicated field teams help working equines in most challenging conditions at brick kilns, in villages, tonga stands in urban areas and high altitude pilgrimage sites. In addition we also reach out to a large number of suffering equines within and outside our operational areas by participating in equine fairs. Brooke is a leading animal welfare charity working for the sustainable welfare of the working equids. Animal welfare means how an animal is coping with the conditions in which it lives (OIE definition). When animal is functioning well (Physical), feeling well (Mental) and able to perform natural/species-typical behaviours (Natural ness) is considered animal welfare. Animal welfare is a complex concept with three important aspects physical, mental and aspects of naturalness. The Five Freedoms are often used as a framework to assess animal welfare (Farm Animal Welfare Council, UK, 1992) 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst. 4. Freedom to express natural behaviour. 5. Freedom from fear and distress. Brooke India is engaged in mobilising the communities by increasing their knowledge, skill, practices and providing quality veterinary services to improve the welfare of working equids owned by poorest of the poor people. To measure the impact of our activities on welfare of equines, The Brooke in ...Read More