Mauritania
Mauritania’s landscape is mostly desert. This is hard on working animals, who have to carry heavy loads for hours. SPANA’s clinic opened in 2001 and the huge demand for its services shows that it was desperately needed.
Stop the beating
Our recent campaign to stop the beating of donkeys as a method of steering was a huge success. Thanks to Andre Bubear, master saddler and harness maker, we trained locals in making simple and affordable head collars. Now drivers can steer their carts without having to resort to violence.
Water cart donkeys
In Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, a large proportion of the population have no mains water and rely on supplies delivered by donkey carts. The work is hard and every day donkeys pull water drums weighing up to a tonne.
Because of poverty, harnesses are often made from old tyres, plastic bags or iron chains. As a result animals suffer from painful sores and infections. We provide free treatment and show owners how to make the most of the materials they have to construct more comfortable harnesses.
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