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The Brooke

Welcome

• Film

• History

• The Brooke today

• The need

• The approach

• Questions

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A short film…3

History of the Brooke – over 75 years!

• Founded in 1934 by Dorothy Brooke

• Ex-cavalry horses sold into life of hard labour after WW1 ended in 1918

• Raised £20,000 to help end suffering of these once proud horses and mules

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History of the Brooke – over 75 years!

• Bought 5,000 old horses and mules

• Local horses and donkeys, were also desperately in need

• Cairo Old War Horse Memorial Hospital

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The Brooke Today

• UK’s leading overseas working equine welfare charity

• Mission

– ‘to alleviate the suffering of horses, donkeys and mules working in the poorest parts of the world, and to improve the lives of the poor communities who depend upon them’

• Reached over 1.17 million working animals last year

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Where We Work7

Imagine…8

The Need – The Animals

• The issues:

– Poor feeding/malnutrition

– Heat exhaustion/thirst

– No veterinary care or knowledge

– Poor shoeing

– Disease

– Road accidents

– Overloaded/overworked

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The Need – The Animals

• 80% of the problems could be prevented

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The Need – The People

• The Issues:– Dependence on working animals is increasing

– Poverty

– Lack of knowledge

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The Need – The People

• It is estimated that the 1.17 million animals that the Brooke reached last year benefited 7 million people

• These animals support some of the world’s poorest people, who rely on their animals for their livelihoods

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The Approach - Research

• University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Science

• Observational research provides data which tells us more about problems locally and their cause

• Effective advice to animal owners and local people

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The Approach - Overseas

• Over 1000 skilled staff working in the field

• Only employ people from the country of operation

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Field Clinics15

Mobile Veterinary Teams

• Immediate relief- on the spot care and treatment

– Mobile vet teams

– Field clinics

– Community animal health workers

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Education and Training

• Sustainable approach

• Quicker response/treatment

• Promote good animal welfare practices

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Community Training Sessions18

Summary19

How you can help

• Fundraise

– Individual events

– Group fundraising

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•Donate

• Leave a legacy

• Spread the word

• Challenge yourself

– Overseas horse rides

– Skydives

– Runs

Where Will The Money Go?

• £7.16 could help us reach one more hardworking horse or donkey

• £10 could pay for anti-rabies vaccinations for 20 hardworking horses and donkeys

• £30 could pay to train a community animal health worker, who will work with communities to improve animal welfare

• £40 could pay for a vet for a day, who will treat sick and injured horses and donkeys, and train their owners.

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Thank You! Any Questions?

community@thebrooke.org

0207 6535 812

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