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Working worldwide

  • Donkeys ploughing
    China
    There are 3 images in this gallery
    Mon, 08/02/2010 - 3:15pm

    With over 7 million donkeys, China has by far the greatest donkey numbers in the world today. In 2006, The Donkey Sanctuary was invited to China to take a look at donkeys and mules throughout the country.

  • Martin Clunes drops in for a visit
    Cyprus
    There are 3 images in this gallery
    Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:05am

    In 2007, we established a subsidiary organisation called The Donkey Sanctuary Cyprus to enable us to take over from the Friends of the Cyprus Donkey.

  • Typical example of a brick kiln donkey's poor harness
    Egypt
    There are 17 images in this gallery
    Fri, 22/07/2011 - 1:47pm

    We have been working in Egypt since 2003 in partnership with The Society for the Protection and Welfare of Donkeys and Mules in Egypt (SPWDME).

  • Providing vital respite for Merkato's donkey machines
    Ethiopia
    There are 41 images in this gallery
    Thu, 15/03/2012 - 11:38am

    We have been working in Ethiopia since 1986 when we forged a working partnership with the University of Addis Ababa's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Debre Zeit.

  • Virginia staying warm and dry this winter
    Greece
    There are 5 images in this gallery
    Wed, 25/01/2012 - 1:29pm
  • Woman and donkey in Bangladesh
    India
    There are 39 images in this gallery
    Wed, 07/03/2012 - 6:18pm

    Donkeys and mules provide support to families in their everyday tasks. Equally, with India's economy booming, equines are a valuable resource in the construction industry.

  • Silvia
    Italy
    There are 4 images in this gallery
    Wed, 23/06/2010 - 11:31am

    Our work in Italy began in April 2004 when we rescued 21 donkeys from terrible conditions at a bankrupt zoo in Naples, the result of an urgent appeal from Italian animal welfare association called Nata Libera.

  • Pack saddle made from banana leaves
    Kenya
    There are 23 images in this gallery
    Fri, 09/03/2012 - 1:31pm

    We have been working in Kenya since 1994 in partnership with the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA).

  • Refuse Collector
    Mexico
    There are 26 images in this gallery
    Fri, 17/02/2012 - 11:06am

    In partnership with the World Horse Welfare formerly known as the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH), the Sanctuary has been working in Mexico since 1991.

  • Festival of Peropalo, 2012
    Spain
    There are 14 images in this gallery
    Tue, 21/02/2012 - 12:17pm

    Having been involved with donkey-related welfare issues in Spain since 1986, our first European rescue centre was opened 2003.