Animal-Kind International Blog

The Asociación Huellas De Amor Eje Cafetero (Colombia) grant project, Ethical Control of the Canine Population in High-Vulnerability Areas, targeted Buenaventura for their sterilization campaign to spay 85 dogs. This is one of the areas most affected by poverty, violence, and animal abandonment.

The Animal-Kind International grant to The Vida de Gatos (Chile), “More Sterilizations, Less Abandonment,” provided 100 free sterilizations in communities with a high cat abandonment rate. All cats were also vaccinated against rabies. Families were given information about responsible ownership.

After Fondation Alliance Verte in Haiti completed their Animal-Kind International-funded grant project, we knew they still needed a lot more support to help their rescued cats and dogs. So we awarded them a top-up grant for vet care of their shelter pets. When you read about Blacky, you'll see why we're so grateful we could help this special dog, as well as 3 newly rescued cats.

Animal-Kind International awarded a grant to Triglav Trust in Namibia to create a safe, dry, and warm space for the rescued cats in their sanctuary. Prior to this grant project, even during the lightest rain, the water ran into the catteries at all the roof nails, as well as where the roof sheets overlapped, and the catteries would completely flood.

With our grant to Starting Over Sanctuary in Israel (the 2nd time SoS has been an Animal-Kind International grantee), more than 100 donkeys (and horses too, when needed) now have a sturdy shed to enjoy on windy winter days and during hot summer months. Also, thanks to AKI supporters who wanted to provide even more help to SoS, we topped up their grant and designated the additional funds for vet care, which SoS used to help Hanukah, the rescued donkey.

INADES Formation-Kenya successfully completed their Animal-Kind InternationaI grant project, Protecting the Future of Working Donkeys in Machakos, Kajiado, and Makueni Counties in Kenya. Read about their successful rescues, re-homing, and donkey care.

Another of Animal-Kind International's 13 2025 Animal Welfare Grant recipients successfully completed their grant project. Amor y Abrigo in Honduras proposed a spay-neuter project targeting La Lima in the department of Cortés, while also helping Zamorano Agricultural school address their stray cat and dog problem on their sprawling campus.

As the security situation allows, Fondation Alliance Verte in Haiti, an Animal-Kind International 2025 grantee, has continued to rescue cats and dogs in need and provide vet care. Over the past three years, FAV has rescued and given shelter to 70 dogs and 80 cats. That's an amazing achievement given the danger that each rescue entails.