International working horse and donkey charity Brooke’s new film, marking its 90th anniversary, has been nominated for the Charity Film Awards 2025, and needs votes from the public to reach the shortlist.

“Brooke at 90”, voiced by Midsomer Murders and Ted Lasso actress Annette Badland, follows 90 years of the charity’s dedication to improving the lives of working animals, using archival and present-day footage.

Brooke was founded in 1934 by a woman named Dorothy Brooke, who helped thousands of former British war horses abandoned in Egypt and whose legacy today reaches more than 1.5 million working animals globally.

Annette Badland said: “I’m so proud to be supporting Brooke, a charity that makes a world of difference to millions of working horses, donkeys and mules in the communities where they are needed most.

“It is an absolute privilege to be part of this wonderful story of hope, and reading the script brought a tear to my eye.”

The annual Smiley Charity Film Awards is the world’s largest cause-based film campaign, which has helped more than 2,500 causes gain exposure, donations and volunteers since its creation.

In 2023, Brooke won the Grand Prix People’s Choice Award at the Charity Film Awards for its film, “Unbreakable Bonds”, showing how bonds between people and animals build foundations for life-changing relationships.

Working horses, donkeys and mules are the backbone of many communities around the world, helping people to earn an income and contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

These communities rely on their animals every day, often seeing them as a member of their family who they share a deep bond with.

“Brooke at 90” hopes to spread the charity’s message of hope for working animals to many more people, whilst recognising its dedicated supporters who help it reach millions of animals through emergency treatment, training and policy changes.

Vote for Brooke’s film “Brooke at 90” to win at the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025 on their website, before 29 January 2025.

Learn more about Brooke’s 90th anniversary on their website.

Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys is a U.K. based, global animal health and welfare charity that gives working horses, donkeys and mules a life worth living.

Over 100 million of these animals pull carts, carry goods and work the land, earning an income that around 600 million people rely on to put food on their tables, earn a living and send their children to school. Sadly, many of them are suffering, so Brooke works with owners, communities, service providers, governments and international organisations to make long lasting welfare improvements.

Brooke was founded in 1934 when Dorothy Brooke, a British woman, sought out war horses that had been left in Cairo after the First World War. With support from an appeal letter in the Morning Post newspaper, she set up the Old War Horse Memorial, which became Brooke, and expanded across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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Website to vote for film: www.smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/brooke-at-90

Brooke website: www.thebrooke.org

PR contact: 07590803484

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