Eyeore, a beloved member of the Open Farm family, has sadly passed away.
Eyeore was 32 years of age and had been a resident at The Donkey Sanctuary since 2001. He was relinquished into the care of our staff at the Open Farm, Knockardbane, at the age of 11. During his later years Eyeore joined the oldies group, and our Farm Team did a fantastic job looking after him.
Eyeore had been receiving treatment for a hormone imbalance but was not responding as well as we had hoped to medication and intervention from the Veterinary Team. Following on from a recent 'Quality of Life' assessment, the sad decision was made to put Eyeore to sleep.
He was a firm favourite of both staff and visitors here at our Open Farm in Liscarroll. He will always be fondly remembered as the donkey who wore socks during the summer months, which prevented the flies from attacking his legs.
Farm Groom, Liz Angland, says: "Eyeore was a very popular and much-loved donkey. He was very feisty with a strong character and a particular favourite of mine. We are deeply saddened at his passing."
Eyeore received such good care here at The Donkey Sanctuary thanks to our fantastic team, who continuously work both here at our sanctuary and out in the community to improve the lives of donkeys across Ireland.
As always, thank you very much for supporting us with your donations, which allow us to provide a much better quality of life for donkeys, like Eyeore.
Farewell old boy.
