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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 eight donkeys in 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.

The team at our Belfast sanctuary were excited to welcome three new donkeys called Faith, Hope and Charity to its herd this month.

Managing feed for our resident herd of donkeys in Liscarroll, Ireland, requires careful planning all year round by Declan Sexton, our Head of Farms in Ireland. Summertime and the annual haylage harvest plays a major part in that planning process.

To mark the UN's International Day of Rural Women, we look to a pioneering donkey welfare project funded by The Donkey Sanctuary in western Zimbabwe.

A mother and son have been sentenced for a number of animal welfare offences related to two donkeys and a mule kept in unsuitable conditions.

On the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we mark the crucial role donkeys play in building resilience and the support they offer communities in the aftermath of a disaster.