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A group of eight donkeys found living in appalling conditions at a Surrey farm are now in our care following one of the UK's most extensive animal rescue operations.

Despite a health scare at the eleventh hour, a pair of donkeys have found a new family through our Rehoming Scheme.

A lonely donkey has found a new loving home with one of our Senior Donkey Welfare Advisers and her two donkeys in Leicestershire.

Three donkeys with overgrown hooves in such a bad condition one was walking on his heels are now safe and well in our care.

Four donkeys who were part of a larger group living with overgrown hooves are now thriving at our New Arrivals unit in Liscarroll, Ireland.

Our CERF fund has helped hundreds of donkey and mule-owning families in Uttarakhand, India, to feed their animals sustainably with home-grown produce during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A farmer has been fined and banned from keeping donkeys and horses for 10 years after allowing the condition of a group of donkeys under his care to deteriorate to the point where two had to be put to sleep.

The British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) has recognised our founder, Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, as part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations.

A pair of gentle-natured donkeys whose feet were so overgrown that they began curling upwards are now spending their days grazing with our herd in Derbyshire.

When grooms at our Town Barton Farm in Devon noticed that resident mule Smokey was suffering from an eye injury, our veterinary team raced into action. Find out more here.