A Worthy Cause

Obviously I was attracted to winter-bright 's journal by the tempting 'free art raffle,' but then I read through the rest of the journal. Pretty amazing cause to raise awareness for. The organization is called Prince Fluffy Kareem (PFK) and are UK registered charity in Cairo, Egypt dedicated to helping the horses of Giza.

PFK holds both clinics where horses, camels and donkeys get treated free of charge, and offers fostering schemes. Since the uprising in 2011, Egypt has seen a dramatic decline in tourism, and this affects both the horses and the owners who rely on tourists for work around the pyramids. Combined with poverty, none or little education, widespread illnesses, and roughage being expensive in a desert country, the result is inadequate conditions for these animals. PFK treats various issues like colic, colds, equine malaria, saddle sores and other wounds, laminitis, and various joint-and tendon injuries. Owners are shown how to provide ongoing care at home. Fostering allows the horse to stay in PFK's stables, eat, rest and get daily treatment. Cairo is very densely populated and most working class owners don't have proper boxes or ménages; horses are usually tied up if not ridden. Fostering provides a welcome relief for both horse and owner. I have never seen recoveries as dramatic as some of these, they are seriously doing amazing work. If you have the time I suggest you go check out their site's gallery (warning, graphic before pictures of horses in very bad conditions).

So that's pretty neat! You can find out more information here: