Dear John,

I won’t soon forget the challenges of 2020, the year of COVID-19. We treated more than 1,500 animals this year ... most of them used to work the fields or carry goods such as huge sacks of grain filled to bursting, propane tanks, bolts of fabric, construction materials and anything else you can imagine through the dusty, narrow streets of Fez, Morocco.

We’ve taken in donkeys, mules, and horses with everything from severe cases of malnourishment and abdominal wall ruptures, to trauma left untreated — and huge tumors that would have been excised long before had the animals been in the U.S. All this, while dealing with staff and interns who became sick with COVID-19, and implementing preventive measures to reduce the risk of infection.

Yes, it’s been a difficult year — but you can help us end on a strong note. Thanks to a $50,000 Challenge Match, any gift you send today will be matched, dollar for dollar, and will DOUBLE in value — up to a total of $50,000!

Thank you for all you do for the animals. Will you help us one more time during this Urgent Year-End Appeal? Help stop the animals’ suffering now with a gift that goes twice as far — and here’s hoping for better days in 2021!

With my deepest thanks,

Dr. Gigi Kay

Director