Emergencies

When disaster strikes, working horses, donkeys, and mules are often among the forgotten victims. Yet these animals are essential to the survival and recovery of the communities that depend on them. They transport food, water, medicine, and emergency supplies when roads are damaged, help families rebuild homes and businesses, and provide the livelihoods that make long-term recovery possible.

Brooke USA is committed to responding quickly when natural disasters and humanitarian crises threaten the welfare of working equines and the people who rely on them. Through trusted partners on the ground, we provide immediate funding to support emergency veterinary care, feed, clean water, temporary shelter, and other critical resources that help animals survive and communities recover.

Over the years, Brooke USA has supported disaster response efforts in communities affected by:

• California wildfires

• Hurricanes in western North Carolina and Florida

• The Texas deep freeze

• Flooding in Pakistan

• Earthquake in Morocco

• Earthquake in Afghanistan

• The war in Ukraine

These are just a few examples of how Brooke USA has stood alongside communities facing extraordinary challenges, helping protect the animals that are vital to rebuilding lives and livelihoods.

Responding Faster Through the Absorbine® U.S. Disaster Relief Fund

Because every hour matters during a disaster, Brooke USA partnered with Absorbine® to establish the Absorbine® U.S. Disaster Relief Fund. The fund allows emergency assistance to be deployed immediately, without waiting for fundraising campaigns to conclude, while community-wide matching gift opportunities help expand the impact of every donation.

This innovative partnership ensures that critical aid reaches equines and their owners when they need it most, while encouraging supporters to multiply their generosity through matching gifts. By combining rapid-response funding with community engagement, Brooke USA and Absorbine® are helping communities recover faster and build greater resilience for the future.

Whether responding to hurricanes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes, or humanitarian crises, Brooke USA remains committed to providing timely, compassionate assistance where working equines are essential to recovery.

Relief and recovery is an ongoing effort for the equines and people affected from the natural disasters in Pakistan and Afghanistan. You can be a lifeline.

Current Disaster Response Campaigns

Nevada Wildfires

Past Disaster Response Campaigns

Pakistan and Afghanistan Earthquake Recovery

Thank you for helping us to deliver the best care to equines in need after disasters. We could not do it without you!