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, Afghanistan.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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!
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.
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...
03 February 2026
In the bustling, often unforgiving streets of Kabul, survival is a daily battle for the stray animals who call it home. For a small, spirited dog named Sparky, that battle almost ended in December...
Do you remember Beauty and Grace? Both rescued from the horrors of an Afghan brick kiln, these two arrived at Maverick’s Donkey Sanctuary in late summer 2025, very weak and wounded.