Brooke Pakistan – Pakistan's Largest Working Animal Welfare Organization
News and stories
Field stories, case studies, media releases and events from Brooke Pakistan's work across the country.
News
Updates from the field
Discover the latest news, field stories, programme updates, and events from Brooke Pakistan. See how our teams, partners, and communities are working together to improve the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules across the country.
News
Brooke Pakistan hosts Global FMF Workshop
Brooke Pakistan hosted the Global FMF Workshop in February 2025, which brought together farriery specialists from Ethiopia, Senegal, and Kenya.
News
Pakistan launches first Essential Veterinary Medicines List
A notable achievement was the national launch of the Essential Veterinary Medicine List (EVML)… co-chaired by Brooke UK’s CEO Chris Wainwright
News
KP Animal Welfare Act 2024 enacted
a major milestone was the enactment of the Animal Welfare Act by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly
Case studies
Real change, one community at a time
Lesion prevalence study — brick kiln equines, Bahawalpur
Body Condition Scores (BCS) improved from 1 to 2.5... hindquarter lesions dropped significantly from 95.7% at baseline to 46%
Hoofprint Project, Makarwal
100 mines, 9,500 donkeys
Media releases
Recognition & media coverage
How Brooke Pakistan's work has been recognised by government and media.
Celebration
World Animal Protection Day recognition, Lahore
Events
Where we've been
A look back at workshops, launches and milestones this year.
Feb 2026
Global FMF Workshop
Farriery specialists from Ethiopia, Senegal and Kenya
2024–25
Compassionate Handling International Workshop
Hosted with Brooke Ethiopia & VTI faculty
2024–25
Participatory Action Research Workshop, Bahawalpur
Government, academia and community stakeholders
Oct 2024
World Animal Protection Day ceremony
Lahore, with Provincial Minister for Livestock
2024–25
EVML National Launch Event
With Brooke UK and UVAS Lahore