Earlier this year, 18 donkeys were rescued following a complaint initiated by our welfare officers in Yorkshire. Since then the RSPCA cared for the donkeys for about six months pending prosecution of the owner for neglect. Having successfully prosecuted the owner, the RSPCA were able to hand over the donkeys to the Sanctuary. Sadly not one of these donkeys had a name so we invited our supporters to enter a competition to give all these donkeys the truly wonderful gift of a name this Christmas.
The competition closed on 24th December 2009 and the winning entries were:
| Donkey name | Suggested by |
| 10470 - Molly | Paul Moody |
| 10471 - Nibbles | Ruth Pullan |
| 10472 - Randy | Janet Russ |
| 10473 - May | Lynda Holloway |
| 10474 - Cinnamon | Pam Slough |
| 10475 - Nero | Elizabeth Cork |
| 10476 - Precious | Suzanne Farr |
| 10477 - Charity | Janet Russ |
| 10478 - Crackers | Elisabeth Granger |
| 10479 - Poppy | Noel Allan |
| 10480 - Cudos | Maureen Sach |
| 10481 - Vera | Avril Ashworth |
| 10482 - Domino | The Rae Family |
| 10483 - Penelope | Penelope Lethbridge |
| 10484 - Jingles | Edna and Don |
| 10485 - Ravelin | Martin Allen |
| 10486 - Skippy | Jenny Phipps |
| 10487 - Mars | Pat Mills |
A huge big thank you to everyone who entered the competition. The 18 donkeys will now have new collars made by our staff proudly showing off their names.