Donkeys and other equines taken into the Sanctuary:
Over the years the Sanctuary has helped, rescued and saved the lives of many hundreds of donkeys, ponies and horses who have arrived in various states of neglect and sometimes with horrific injuries. We are immensely grateful to the support we have received from the public, other welfare organisations, vets including our own County Vet, dentists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and the Welfare Section of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
Ireland is currently in the midst of a major 'donkey' crisis with unprecedented numbers of donkeys needing rescue and care to the point that many horse welfare organisations now have more donkeys than horses and ponies! Many of these donkeys are coming in from elderly farmers/owners who can no longer manage the work themseves but have no younger people following them into the country life to take over. Many others are the long term result of uneccessary and careless breeding which, given that donkeys regularly live well into their forties, is not a problem with a quick solution.
The donkeys, and other equines, below are a tiny, tiny, representation of the animals that have been helped and cared for by the Sanctuary over the years. Their stories are a small window into our daily lives.
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