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A Weekend of Inspiration: From Totnes to the Ealing Animal Charities Fair
09 March 2026

What a busy and inspiring weekend for the whole Nowzad team! While Pen was busy sharing our story with wonderful crowds in Totnes and the Royal British Legion Banstead, another part of the team was representing us in London.

A Decade of Compassion: Celebrating 10 Years of Raise 4 Nowzad
A Decade of Compassion: Celebrating 10 Years of Raise 4 Nowzad

09 March 2026

March 5 marks a milestone that truly takes our breath away. For one entire decade, the incredible community at Raise 4 Nowzad has been a lifeline for the animals in our care.

A Lifetime of Strength, A Retirement of Peace: Pat’s Legacy
A Lifetime of Strength, A Retirement of Peace: Pat’s Legacy

04 March 2026

Our beautiful girl Pat spent the majority of her life as a working donkey in one of the harshest environments we could imagine – within the high-altitude villages surrounding Kabul,...

Kabul’s Stray Animals Receive Vital Care for World Spay Day
Kabul’s Stray Animals Receive Vital Care for World Spay Day

25 February 2026

The Nowzad Hospital was an absolute whirlwind of activity on 24 Feb 2026 for World Spay Day, which was the first one held in the new hospital facility.

Nowzad’s New Mobile Clinic Begins Its Transformation
Nowzad’s New Mobile Clinic Begins Its Transformation

17 February 2026

The roar of power tools and the clatter of stripped metal now fill the workshop where Nowzad’s latest mission is taking shape. The charity has officially begun the "ultimate...

A New Chapter for Abi: Honoring a Legacy of Rescue with a Forever Home
A New Chapter for Abi: Honoring a Legacy of Rescue with a Forever Home

17 February 2026

Abi was brought to the Nowzad animal hospital by a compassionate local man who discovered her in a state of distress, struggling to move with her leg severely swollen. In a cruel act, someone had...

Funding Dee's travel to her forever home in the USA!
Funding Dee's travel to her forever home in the USA!

17 February 2026

During one of Nowzad's outreach programs, a concerned local man reached out to our team and shared the heartbreaking news that Dee's mother had tragically lost her life after being struck...

Albert dog is heading to his forever home in Europe!
Albert dog is heading to his forever home in Europe!

17 February 2026

Life for animals living on the streets of Afghanistan is extraordinarily challenging; each day presents a relentless struggle for food, a safe refuge, and protection from severe injury and disease.

To everyone who leaves a message on our donor wall… thank you!
To everyone who leaves a message on our donor wall… thank you!

06 February 2026

Every time someone donates through our support page, they have the option to write a few words, and we want you to know something: we read every single one!

Rescue, Educate, Prevent — The Nowzad Way
Rescue, Educate, Prevent — The Nowzad Way

06 February 2026

At Nowzad, we see the same heart-breaking scenes you do. But behind every animal rescue in Afghanistan, there is a complex reality we are working tirelessly to change from the inside out.

Saved from the Brink: How Compassion Changed the Destiny of Two Horses
Saved from the Brink: How Compassion Changed the Destiny of Two Horses

05 February 2026

There are moments in rescue work when you look at an animal and realise they are down to their final few days. That was exactly the situation last month at the brick kilns when our team found two...

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For more than 12 years, David Hill has been part of the heart and soul of the Nowzad family. As a passionate animal lover, David has given countless hours, endless energy, and a huge amount of compassion to animals who need it most. Many of our supporters will know David from his chats back home alongside his beloved rescue Pomeranian, Ewok, but his commitment doesn’t stop there. This time, David took on an incredible journey to support the Operation Kramatorsk team. Driving all the way from D
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nowzadrescue
19/05/2026
Late one night, two Ukrainian soldiers contacted Lachlan and Angela after finding a frightened young dog near the frontline in Kramatorsk. They wanted to get him somewhere safe🙏 What they expected was a puppy. Instead, they found a beautiful dog around one year old, absolutely petrified by whatever he had been through. He would simply freeze in fear. They fed him, sat with him, and reassured him overnight in their apartment. With his striking, different coloured eyes, including one crystal bl
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nowzadrescue
18/05/2026
Late one night, two Ukrainian soldiers contacted Lachlan and Angela after finding a frightened young dog near the frontline in Kramatorsk. They wanted to get him somewhere safe… #nowzad #nowzadukraine #operationkramatorsk #nowzaddogs #penfarthing
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nowzadrescue
18/05/2026
Liuba, is the heart of our Ukraine Operation. She has been a vital key in ensuring things run as smoothly as possible despite any unexpected obstacles throughout the mission. Kindness and hospitality is a common quality amongst the Ukraine people and Liuba most certainly encompasses all of that and more. She is also a qualified vet, an opera lover, history buff and most talented artist as she embroidered the intricate art on the very top she's wearing in this photo! Liuba deeply loves her countr
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nowzadrescue
18/05/2026
Two locations, one mission! 🐾✈️ While Pen is currently on the ground in Ukraine for Operation Kramatorsk, the Nowzad family is busy across the UK this Saturday! We have two incredible supporters hosting events to raise vital funds for our work. 📍 DORCHESTER | 11:00 AM Join Mark Blackburn at Dorchester Library as he discusses his fantastic book, Final Approach: His Father and Other Turbulence. Pen was originally meant to join him to talk about Operation Ark, but since he is still in Ukraine,
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15/05/2026
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