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Our wildlife and conservation team welcomed a group of nine volunteers from animal pharmaceutical company, Elanco, to help with habitat management at our main site in Sidmouth, Devon, as part of the Global Day of Service.

With our support, our partner in Somaliland has successfully campaigned for the introduction of a new law protecting donkeys’ welfare – work is now ongoing to ensure its implementation.

Donkeys are relied upon for load-bearing work and transportation by communities around the world, and this World Food Day 2018 we are highlighting the importance of donkeys and the vital role they play in helping families put food on the table.

An eight-week programme of donkey-assisted therapy has given Gillian, who lives with social anxiety, the courage to overcome some of her fears in everyday life.

The Donkey Sanctuary and World Horse Welfare held high-level talks at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this week to highlight the vital contribution of working horses, donkeys and mules in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Donkey Sanctuary has taken 29 donkeys into its care following a joint investigation with RSPCA, Blackpool Council and Lancashire Constabulary, which resulted in guilty verdicts for their owners, a commercial operator.

The Donkey Sanctuary has launched a new quality of life assessment tool to support donkey owners and professionals.

We are delighted to announce the winning ticket numbers for our Summer 2018 Raffle, which was drawn by Dawn Vincent, Head of Communications on Wednesday 12 September 2018.

A desperate Spanish donkey has been saved from the brink of dying in horrific circumstances by The Donkey Sanctuary’s Spanish team.

The Donkey Sanctuary attended the second Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAW) in Nairobi, Kenya this week, the focus of which was ‘People, Animals and Planet: One Health, One Welfare.’