Imagine finding an animal utterly resigned to its fate.

That’s what Nowzad’s Chief Vet Dr Reshad faced with ‘Maverick’ in February, amidst the rubble of one of Afghanistan’s notoriously bleak brick kilns. Numbers vary but there are around 600 kilns across Kabul alone, where horses are often worked to death. 

Beyond rescue and treatment however, Nowzad also conducts vital public awareness programmes!

Meet Maggi and also Awrang – Nowzad’s amazing dog whisperer!

Life for an animal on the streets in Kabul is particularly hard during the bitterly cold winter months, when food, water and shelter is scarce. But last winter, when Maggi was found, was an especially brutal one.