Press releases
10 October 2007 - SPANA has just returned from a second trip to Chad this year, where it is working with the UNHCR in developing a plan to safguard livestock belonging to refugees from Darfur. Click here to read more
28 August 2006 - SPANA's team is Syria is currently loading up a lorry with vital veterinary suppplies destined for Southern Lebanon. Farmers in the rural areas have been badly affected by the conflict and many of their animals are injured and hungry. Click here to read more
17 February 2006
SPANA returned from the drought affected Mandera district of North-East Kenya yesterday, and revealed that 70% of cattle, 60% of camels and 90% of donkeys have already died of starvation. With no rains likely until mid-April, the charity is launching a relief effort before the livestock is totally wiped out.Click here to read more.
25 January 2006
If you happen to be having a lie-in on Sunday 29 January, spare a thought for Rob Lawley, an engineering consultant from Penrith who will be taking part in the Marrakech Marathon to raise money for SPANA. Click here to read more.
05 December 2005
SPANA today unveiled details of how they saved the lives of working animals belonging to the refugees in Darfur, Sudan. Click here to read more.
29 November 2005
Find out why the UK's top walking company, Walks Worldwide, is supporting SPANA. Click here to read more.
25 October 2005
Karen Jones, SPANA's director of veterinary services, has been awarded the prestigious Victory Medal by the Central Veterinary Society. Click here to read more.
14 June 2005
SPANA's work in Darfur, Sudan shows that by helping working animals, you can also help people. Click here to read more.
02 June 2005
6 Vets, 6 Hours and 7,000 Animals
A team of 6 Jordanian vets has completed an amazing feat by treating over 7,000 working and farm animals in just 6 hours under the blistering desert sun. Click here to read more.
20 May 2005
Charity link-up as Jordanian orphans spend a day with the animals
Find out how SPANA and SOS Children’s Villages teamed up to give a group of Jordanian orphans a day they will never forget. Click here to read more.
10 February 2005
From Sidmouth to the Souks - Globetrotting vet faces a new challenge
The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) announced today that Michael Crane has been appointed as its technical director in Morocco, based in Rabat. He replaces Gigi Kay, who has retired from SPANA after five years.
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05 December 2004
SPANA to support the UNHCR Darfur concert
SPANA, the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad, is delighted to help the United Nations High Commission for Refugees raise awareness of the Refugee Voices for Darfur concert to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 8th December.
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08 October 2004
Leading British animal charity responds to Sudan emergency
SPANA, the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad, has launched an emergency operation to save thousands of horses and donkeys from death by starvation in the Sudan.
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Many people in the refugee camps of Darfur are dependent on their donkeys for transport and carrying firewood. .
Photo: SPANA
