SPANA Omdömen 12

I have supported SPANA for many years, they do amazing work in the most deprived areas of the world. I was prompted to support the charity following a period of veterinary work undertaken voluntarily by a good friend. He is a very pragmatic individual who would not volunteer his time to a cause he didn’t fully endorse.
The emergency feed and treatment they provide means that the families who rely upon these animals, often to provide a subsistence existence, have somewhere to go for help. All charities spend resources to attract support, ironically SPANA spend less than most. Choosing not to give is a personal decision, berating a charity who make such a difference to animals and people is completely unnecessary and unacceptable.

Received a junk mail begging letter today. Went online and read the government review. Far too much money goes on fundraising, and 4 executives out of the 40 UK staff are taking almost £400k pa between them.

My name is Abdinasir Mohamed Ibrahim.
I am a student studying veterinary medicine at a university.
I am 20 years old and was born in Somalia

My name is Abdinasir Mohamed Ibrahim.
I am a student studying veterinary medicine at a university.
I am 20 years old and was born in Somalia

SPANA is a family favorite, and we have supported them for many years as did my mother. They strive to help people and working animals through education and support, though now on a pension, I continue to donate to this wonderful organization. I even visited some of their centres in Morocco a few years ago and I was bowled over by the commitment of their staff and their compassion for animals.

Management team cost £500k before any help is given
I was shocked when I read the accounts for last year and found that is was not run by volunteers - the management team salary and pension contribution is more that half a million a year.
About 38% of all donations doe not go to good causes.

Globally, many animals such as horses, camels, donkeys and cattle are forced to endure harsh conditions and work long hours of back-breaking and repetitive physical labour, in difficult terrains and harsh temperatures, often without breaks and with a poor diet. Despite their exploitation at the hands of their owners, they are often severely neglected including being denied veterinary treatment, resulting in many animals being forced to work in great discomfort and pain. Owners may also inflict punishments and beat animals who are unable to carry out work such as carrying loads of weight beyond their capabilities. Further, despite the hard work these animals contribute to society, few are provided are "retirement" but rather they are often mercilessly killed and sold to be slaughtered.

SPANA does critical work for these working animals and ensures the ones they are able to reach are provided basic care. SPANA not only supports these animals in urban areas but also in more regional and/or developing countries, where animal welfare is extremely poor.

Please think about contributing your support to this important cause as there is a desperate need for their work to continue despite the current cost of living crisis and high cost of animal medical care. There is no doubt there are hundreds of thousands of working animals out there that SPANA have not yet been able to reach due to resourcing limitations. It is of critical importance that SPANA has ongoing donations to expand their operations to reach more of the innocent, voiceless and exploited out there.

The work they do is so valuable how could you possibly rate it low there's not enough people working in this area as it is they might not be perfect but they do so much for so many, - reported by international organisations that around a quarter of a million animals a year are helped so I think they deserve five stars!

Disappointed when I sent a cheque to such a worthwhile charity ,to get no reply ? Just a tx saying it has been received would have been appreciated.

So...I would like to get something straight. Not only do SPANA exist (contrary to the review posted on this site on 21.2.2020 by ‘Quest’), but they provide the most amazing support around the world for working animals and their owners. I have been to their medical centre in Marrakech around 20 times and I did a fundraiser for them during the pandemic. The support in place for me at this time was second to none. Please ignore ‘Quests’ claims of scams. This is completely untrue and SPANA continue to need support. I will be continuing to give mine

Yet another 3 pounds a month to help the donkeys scam, why do the broadcasting networks allow these bogus specialist video ads on TV, wateraid, spans, save the whale, help african children, most of which dont even display a registered charity number