Hi guys

Laura here:

Don't forget, The Brooke is urging us all to give our messages of support and remember Horse Heroes, past and present, in celebration of World Animal Day, this Sunday, October 4.

To mark the occasion, the charity is planning a tribute at the Animals in War Memorial in London to share the messages received for these often forgotten heroes.

During the First World War, horses, mules and donkeys served on the front alongside people supplying food, water and ammunition to the soldiers. Today horses, ponies and donkey are still helping us humans survive in many parts of the developing world.

It's in fact the plight of the war horse which inspired the formation of The Brooke. In the 1930s, a Mrs Dorothy Brooke, whilst living in Cairo, Egypt, saw many of the British war horses who’d been abandoned when they were no longer needed. Mrs Brooke was appalled and wrote into the Morning Post newspaper about what she had seen. Her letter raised £1,000 (which was a lot of money in those days) and she saved 5,000 horses and set up the Old War Horse Memorial Hospital, which still operates today - as The Brooke - 75 years on.

So show your respect and celebrate the important role of working horses, donkeys and mules please visit www.thebrooke.org for more.