Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad

[2] As part of its 2018–2022 strategic plan,[3] it aims to support working animals' welfare through a combination of treatment, training and teaching.

The charity treats animals who are suffering from injury and illness, or facing emergency situations, through its free provision of veterinary care delivered from a network of hospitals and mobile clinics.

In 2020, SPANA treated over 283,000 animals in 30 countries,[4] including Morocco,[5][6] Mali,[7][8] Mauritania,[9] Botswana,[10] Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia,[11] South Africa and Jordan.

[13] While travelling through North Africa as tourists, the Hosali's found donkeys, mules and camels who were malnourished; weak; buckling under the weight of heavy loads; suffering with wounds inflicted by poorly fitting harnesses.

[citation needed] In 2014, SPANA was selected as the charity of the year for Horse & Hound magazine to mark the publication's 130th anniversary.

[15] This annual event aims to raise awareness of the role played by working animals in low-income countries.

[20] The group also ran a series of emergency feeding programmes in 2020 and 2021, which reached thousands of starving animals.

[27] Notable supporters of the charity include Lady Odile Slynn and Rupert de Mauley, the current president of SPANA.