Namaste Is a gesture of love and respect. Founder and CEO of Animals Aid Abroad Janet Thomas, gives her love and respect to the forgotten animals of the world. “Wherever the need is, we endeavour to assist.”
“You can really see the difference animals abroad makes, animal welfare is something really close to my heart.” –Owner of Voyage Kitchen, Barbara Hacker
84 year old Elsie Goode, pictured on the left, showed her support by making quilts to sell to her community.
Namaste Is a gesture of love and respect. Founder and CEO of Animals Aid Abroad Janet Thomas, gives her love and respect to the forgotten animals of the world. “Wherever the need is, we endeavour to assist.”
The Forgotten Animals
By Kate Massey
Voyage Kitchen called upon their community to get involved in a Mother’s Day market to raise funds for Animals Aid Abroad.
Animals Aid Abroad is an Australian registered International charity that is run by volunteers, who are dedicated to improving the living conditions and treatment of working animals around the world. Founder and CEO of the organisation Janet Thomas, first got involved with improving the conditions for working animals in Egypt after accompanying a school trip to the Alexandria zoo.
Mrs Thomas said the main goal of the Animals Aid Abroad is to relieve suffering, abuse and pain of working animals.
“We try to give opportunities and resources to the people who work with suffering animals to ensure they treat their animals with compassion and kindness.” Mrs Thomas said.
Local members of the Voyage Kitchen community showed their support for the organisation on May 5, by creating hand crafted and home-made gifts to sell at Voyage Kitchens Mother’s Day market. All funds raised were donated to Animals Aid Abroad, to assist in the over worked and abused working horses, donkeys, camels and dogs worldwide.
Owner of Voyage Kitchen, Barbara Hacker has been involved with Animals Aid Abroad for three years. Mrs Hacker said the Mother’s Day market was a great way to bring people together on a Saturday morning and to be active in doing something to help the forgotten animals.