A new weekly Lottery to help donkeys in greatest need in the UK and worldwide has been launched by international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
The Donkey Sanctuary uses its funds to care for its 7,000 resident donkeys and mules in the UK and Europe. The charity also runs a donkey-facilitated learning programme that helps vulnerable children and adults develop life skills, by connecting with donkeys on an emotional and physical level.
Internationally, The Donkey Sanctuary operates programmes for donkeys and mules working in agriculture, industry and...
The Donkey Sanctuary has donated 3,000 packs of small chocolate Easter Eggs to the Sid Valley Food Bank in Sidmouth. The donated eggs will now be given to patients and staff at Sidmouth Hospital, local families who are supported by the Food Bank and key workers throughout the community.
Due to The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth being closed to visitors because of the coronaviruses outbreak, the animal welfare charity was left with thousands of eggs that would have been given away to visitors over the Easter weekend. Not wanting to let them go to waste, the charity partnered with Sid...
Staff at the state-of-the-art veterinary hospital at the international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary will feature on the CBBC show ‘The Pets Factor’ this Friday 19 July. The show will be aired at 9.05am and repeated later in the day at 4.35pm.
James Greenwood, one of the show’s professional vets visited The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon earlier this year, where he rolled up his sleeves and donned his surgical gown and assisted veterinary staff in performing castrate operations on three colts named Ben, Moshi and Casey.
Help celebrate The Donkey Sanctuary's 50th anniversary with the inaugural 'Dawdle for Donkeys' fundraising walk. It is the perfect way to get out and about with family and friends to enjoy the beautiful countryside surrounding the Sidmouth sanctuary and raise vital funds to help donkeys and mules in need.
Held on Saturday 15 June, the route takes in stunning views over the world famous Jurassic Coast and gives people the chance to meet many of the friendly resident donkeys in their paddocks, showing how the money raised directly helps improve their lives The walk is split between a...
The Donkey Sanctuary offers a packed programme of seasonal fun this February half term. It’s the perfect opportunity to get the family outdoors, enjoy a host of activities and meet some of the friendly donkeys who are cared for at the sanctuary,
As part of the charity’s Golden Anniversary celebrations, the ‘Golden Carrot Hunt’ gives visitors a chance to follow clues around the Sidmouth sanctuary to find a treasure chest full of golden carrots. Each clue relates to a special achievement or interesting fact that have defined the charity over the past 50 years.
The Donkey Sanctuary has scooped two awards in the Primary Times’ 2018 Reader Star Awards. The attraction won the Favourite Family Attraction (Half Day) and Free Local Family Event categories, as voted by readers of the publication.
Parents of children aged 4 to 11 years took part in the Primary Times survey and voted for their favourite local family friendly places and people. The Donkey Sanctuary is a big hit with Primary Times’ readers with its wide range of events, free entry and free parking, tempting local families to return again and again.
The Donkey Sanctuary’s state-of-the-art donkey hospital will be featured on the popular CBeebies show - Ferne and Rory’s Vet Tales. Presenter Rory Crawford spent the day at the The Donkey Sanctuary’s Brookfield donkey hospital near Honiton to film veterinary staff for the popular children’s show. It will feature in their ‘Vets Go’ sequence, where they visit animal sanctuaries and zoos to find out how vets care for their animals, During their visit, the team filmed vets Vicky Grove and Kaz Pickering as they went about their work, treating some of the donkeys in their care. Rory watched the...
With the festive season fast approaching, The Donkey Sanctuary has something for all the family with a trio of festive events. The Christmas Fair is the perfect place to start your Christmas shopping and the children will love meeting Santa in his grotto. Carols by Candlelight is a truly magical evening as the Sidmouth sanctuary is lit up with thousands of candles. Walter’s Winter Checklist is a great way of exploring the sanctuary and runs right through the winter. The Christmas Fair, held over the weekend of 24 and 25 November is the ideal way to kick-start your Christmas shopping or...
The Member of Parliament for Tiverton and Honiton, Neil Parish, visited the main headquarters of the international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, in Sidmouth last Thursday (30 August). Mr Parish’s visit came at the end of a bumper summer that saw visitor numbers to the charity’s headquarters increase by 18% compared to last year. The increase in visitors is largely down to the charity opening a new visitor centre and a 220-seater restaurant, The Kitchen, this year. Neil Parish MP, hosted by the charity’s CEO Mike Baker, enjoyed a guided tour of the main Slade House Farm site...
Children at Redhills Primary School in Exeter enjoyed a different kind of learning experience before their summer break with an educational visit from The Donkey Sanctuary. Carl Wholey, national schools education manager at The Donkey Sanctuary and Rachel Page, education officer at the charity began the morning session with an interactive assembly. Carl says: “The children at Redhills Primary School were really enthusiastic and very keen to hear about the work we do at The Donkey Sanctuary.” Carl continued: “We talked about understanding donkeys and their behaviour and spoke about the ways...
