In the early 1920s, two adventurous and compassionate women from Britain, Kate Hosali and her daughter, Nina, embarked on a lengthy tour of North Africa. As they toured across Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, they also saw widespread suffering and malnourishment of working animals. These animals included donkeys, horses, mules and camels being overloaded, neglected and worked with open wounds.

On arriving back in England, Kate and Nina could not forget the suffering of these animals. Together, they resolved that working animals deserved better than a life of suffering. This led them to develop a charity that would support the welfare of working animals across the world, SPANA - Society For the Protection of Animals Abroad.

Thanks to Kate and Nina’s dedication and commitment – and the kindness and compassion of our supporters – SPANA has now been improving the lives of countless working animals for 100 years. Today, SPANA is actively focused on delivering a sustainable and lasting transformation to the lives of working animals, in a world where animals, people and the environment thrive.

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