A mother's love
Posted on 5 January 2021.In a group of donkeys beside our Visitor Information Centre lives a mother and son with a special bond.
In a group of donkeys beside our Visitor Information Centre lives a mother and son with a special bond.
Thanks to a call from a member of the public, our welfare team responded to three donkeys in desperate need this winter.
Two members of our welfare team travelled to Inis Mor in November to support the donkeys in the island community.
When we received a request from a donkey owner, desperate for help, we responded with advice and support.
We know you miss visiting our donkeys at our sanctuary in Liscarroll and they miss you too!
Winter care is about helping your donkey withstand the lower temperatures and stay healthy, rather than shutting them in completely.
Seven foals found safety in our care after being rescued from hunger and cold. We recently caught up with their progress.
A handsome foal born at our sanctuary on Easter Monday during the COVID-19 lockdown has been named Lockie.
Recent sunny and dry weather allowed our donkeys and mules to return to their paddocks to enjoy warm weather.
We are still here for donkey owners or Donkey Guardian worried about caring for their animals during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Looking after the mental well-being of our donkeys and mules is very important as it can affect their physical health and behaviour.
Physical and mental enrichment is essential to the well-being of donkeys and mules. Enrichment helps to maintain normal behaviour, prevent problems associated with boredom, ensures their instinctual needs are met, increases exercise and maintains a healthy weight, to name but a few.
Dry weather ensured that some of our donkeys enjoyed a run in the fields last week.
The Donkey Sanctuary Worldwide made a one off £10,000 donation to help an Australian donkey sanctuary earlier this year.
We visited donkeys Foley and Fergus who were rehomed to the 'Garden Project' at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum.
In 2019 a group of fourteen donkeys from Co. Cork came into our care. Parsley was one of the youngest donkeys in this group. Unused to being handled, he was nervous and frightened.
Parsley was thin and his lice infested coat was dirty and matted. The New Arrivals team knew they needed to treat Parsley urgently. Given that Parsley was a wild foal - due to lack of human contact before his rescue - he was sedated in order for his coat to be fully clipped.