Read the latest news and stories from our projects and centres across Europe. Lonely Dylan the donkey finds his herd 14 March 2020 Dylan was found by his previous owners alone at a fair with not another donkey in sight. Now, he has a bright future ahead of him with his new band of buddies at The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland. Spanish Royal Approval for Skin Trade Campaign 27 February 2020 International animal welfare charities The Donkey Sanctuary and Brooke were given a seal of approval when they took their donkey skin trade campaigns to the Queen Sofia Foundation in Madrid, Spain, last month. Rejected Irish foal welcomed with open arms 14 February 2020 The period immediately after a foal's birth is the most important to its survival. When we received a call about a mare that was lashing out at her newborn, our Irish team had to act fast in order to save the donkey foal's life. Parsley, Irish rescue foal, blooms with confidence 31 January 2020 Last week, we introduced fourteen donkeys removed from sordid conditions at an Irish farm. One of the smallest and youngest in the herd, Parsley, has made remarkable improvements since finding his forever home at The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland. Irish donkey herd saved from squalor 24 January 2020 When a routine welfare inspection unearthed the devastating truth about 14 donkeys, The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland stepped in to provide them a road to recovery. Seven foals saved, seven months on 15 August 2019 Seven foals found safety at The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland after being rescued from hunger and the cold of a harsh Irish winter. Seven months on, we catch up with the resilient young group. Tip-off saves Spanish equines from suffering 5 April 2019 An anonymous letter received in the post led staff at our Spanish sanctuary, El Refugio del Burrito, to a scene of horror and despair in a small village in Malaga. Broken promises lead to suffering for Bernabe at Peropalo festival 5 March 2019 Our Spanish team - El Refugio del Burrito - were dismayed to witness the abuse of a donkey today (5 March 2019) at the annual Peropalo festival, despite promises made by regional government. 48 donkeys rescued from ‘hell’ at Italy farm 22 February 2019 Thanks to an amazing public response, The Donkey Sanctuary in Italy has successfully found urgent homes for most of the 48 donkeys they seized from a “hell” farm. Donkeys thrive after ear amputations 11 January 2019 Obama and Shorty are as different in character as two donkeys can be, but they have one thing in common - missing ears. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Last page Last »