The Donkey Sanctuary

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Latest News

Can you imagine carrying out your normal morning routines going to the donkey stable to find the gate open and no donkeys in sight?

A woman who abandoned 20 animals - including two donkeys - at a livery yard has been handed a five-year ban on keeping animals.

Every year in June, the Spanish town of El Rocio plays host to a pilgrimage attracting nearly a million people and 20,000 equines.

25 June 2017. Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B74 2YT

27 June 2017. Sidmouth, Devon

28 June 2017. 72 Ballymartin Road, Templepatrick, Belfast BT39 0BS