Charity for working animals opens US Office
An international charity that helps working equines inward developing countries has opened an component division inward the United States.
The Brooke, which is headquartered inward London in addition to has been helping animals in addition to their owners roughly the globe for nearly lxxx years, chose Lexington, Kentucky, for its US office.
Brooke primary executive Petra Ingram said: “The occupation of the American Friends of the Brooke volition last to back upward the world-wide programs of the Brooke inward alleviating the suffering of working equines, therefore improving the lives of the families who request them.
“Americans select a unopen affinity amongst horses in addition to are exceedingly generous to the poor, in addition to so nosotros believe this volition last an fantabulous partnership.
“We considered a publish of cities for our US component division – Washington DC, Palm Beach, New York, Los Angeles, in addition to others – merely inward the end, it was the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington, Kentucky, that nosotros chose.”
It is estimated that fifty 1000000 working animals are suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, malnutrition, in addition to abuse equally a effect of excessive workloads in addition to express fauna wellness services inward developing countries.
They endure grueling, back-breaking project nether the harshest of physical in addition to environmental conditions, on behalf of the working poor, whose real lives are inextricably tied to them inward gild to earn a living in addition to back upward their families. These animals are a lifeline to countless pathetic communities.
The Brooke is currently working inward Egypt, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Senegal, Jordan, in addition to Guatemala, in addition to final yr the Brooke reached most 1.1 1000000 animals, benefitting vi 1000000 people. Its destination is to double that publish yesteryear 2016.
To produce this, the Brooke is extending its outreach into North America for awareness, partnership in addition to support.
American Friends of the Brooke, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, is poised to generate that support.
The organisation’s president, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the married adult woman of Prince Charles, said: “Over the side yesteryear side few years the Brooke volition last expanding into novel countries, to select it closer to achieving its destination of improving the welfare of 2 1000000 animals each year.
“This is a hugely of import step…” she said of the American office.
The Brooke has to a greater extent than than 800 staff roughly the world, led yesteryear a board of trustees in addition to assisted yesteryear an international grouping of advisors, patrons in addition to ambassadors that include Her Royal Highness Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan; Sir Peter O’Sullevan, onetime BBC racing commentator; David Jones, Director of the North Carolina Zoo in addition to President of the American Friends of the Brooke; in addition to Major Richard Waygood (international three-day lawsuit challenger in addition to Chef d’Equipe to British equestrian teams).
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