The use of animals as a form of therapy is widely recognised for the invaluable benefits it can bring. Our sister charity, the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) have a small team of donkeys and staff at each of its centres that travel around the local area to provide therapy visits to adults in nursing and residential homes as well as hospices and day care centres. The visits made by the donkeys are extremely well received by everyone.

To help fund the work of the EST, the Adopt a Donkey scheme was set up.