
Our work in the UK
Learn more about our work across the United Kingdom
A pair of donkeys rescued from squalor in Worcestershire are now being cared for by students and staff at a college in the West Midlands.

Two donkeys who were involved in a multi-agency rescue operation in Worcestershire have moved to a loving Guardian home in the south of England.

Much-loved adoption donkey Ashley has fully recovered after undergoing eye surgery and an operation to remove two lumps on his underbelly.

A donkey named Lewis, who was given a new home through our Rehoming Scheme, has put a spring in the step of his new companion who was mourning the loss of his own close friend.

We’re incredibly saddened to share the news that Ruby, one of our much-loved adoption donkeys, has passed away at the age of 17.

This May, parts of our Sidmouth sanctuary will once again be left unmown as part of this year’s No Mow May initiative, allowing plants to burst into life and give pollinators a boost ahead of the summer.

In the rugged valleys carved through some of the UK’s most impressive fells, you might be surprised to find two donkeys jovially ambling between the rocks, rivers and moorland.

A group of eight runners from Team Donkey Sanctuary joined around 50,000 others on the streets of the UK capital last Sunday to take part in the TCS London Marathon.

A ‘very dull’ and emaciated donkey and a young colt are now living the life they deserve following their relinquishment into the care of The Donkey Sanctuary.

Where we work

We work to ensure donkeys across the Americas are nurtured and well looked after, helping them form a vital part of local communities.
