A group of 12 donkeys rescued by the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) are ready for rehoming after receiving excellent care at the charity’s centre.
The group were among more than 100 donkeys who avoided being slaughtered for the skin trade after being rescued in 2021 by local animal welfare organisations with our financial support.
Janine Kyle, from the Kloof and Highway SPCA, said: “Four of the donkeys – Jesse, Buzz, Charlotte and Wilbur – will live out their days at our centre. But we are still looking for new homes for the others, who in the meantime will continue to run free and enjoy themselves in our beautiful paddocks.”
In March 2021, the Kloof and Highway SPCA was asked to take in and rehome 36 donkeys from the bigger group, which was discovered in transit near the Mooi River region of Kwazulu Natal.
It is thought that the donkeys were being transported to Lesotho so they could be slaughtered and their skins used in the production of ejiao, a traditional Chinese remedy.
Following a public appeal by the SPCA, donations were used to fund local transport for the donkeys, extra feed and veterinary care as well as repairs to fencing in their new home.
Kyle said: “We were very fortunate to find excellent homes for most of the donkeys; many have gone to private farms where they are continuing to be well cared for alongside other livestock.
“We have had the donkeys in our care for over a year and a half. In that time two of the mares, Rosie and Berry, have given birth to healthy foals as they were pregnant when they arrived. They are doing well, and I’m loving them, absolutely loving them; they are wonderful and have settled in so well. They are happy, tame and loving.”
To read more about the 2021 South African rescue, please follow the link below.
