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Working worldwide

  • Donkeys ploughing
    China
    There are 3 images in this gallery
    Mon, 08/02/2010 - 2:15pm

    With over 7 million donkeys, China has by far the greatest donkey numbers in the world today. In 2006, The Donkey Sanctuary was invited to China to take a look at donkeys and mules throughout the country.

  • Donkeys in Cyprus
    Cyprus
    There are 2 images in this gallery
    Mon, 05/01/2009 - 9:09am

    In 2007, we established a subsidiary organisation called The Donkey Sanctuary Cyprus to enable us to take over from the Friends of the Cyprus Donkey.

  • Typical example of a brick kiln donkey's poor harness
    Egypt
    There are 17 images in this gallery
    Fri, 22/07/2011 - 12:47pm

    We have been working in Egypt since 2003 in partnership with The Society for the Protection and Welfare of Donkeys and Mules in Egypt (SPWDME).

  • Donkey carrying food suppiles
    Ethiopia
    There are 27 images in this gallery
    Fri, 02/09/2011 - 10:56am

    We have been working in Ethiopia since 1986 when we forged a working partnership with the University of Addis Ababa's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Debre Zeit.

  • Virginia staying warm and dry this winter
    Greece
    There are 5 images in this gallery
    Wed, 25/01/2012 - 12:29pm
  • Donkey check-up at an Indian building site
    India
    There are 39 images in this gallery
    Wed, 11/01/2012 - 12:14pm

    Donkeys and mules provide support to families in their everyday tasks. Equally, with India's economy booming, equines are a valuable resource in the construction industry.

  • Silvia
    Italy
    There are 4 images in this gallery
    Wed, 23/06/2010 - 10:31am

    Our work in Italy began in April 2004 when we rescued 21 donkeys from terrible conditions at a bankrupt zoo in Naples, the result of an urgent appeal from Italian animal welfare association called Nata Libera.

  • Drought affected donkeys in Kenya
    Kenya
    There are 22 images in this gallery
    Tue, 25/10/2011 - 8:28am

    We have been working in Kenya since 1994 in partnership with the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (KSPCA).

  • The Refuse Collector
    Mexico
    There are 26 images in this gallery
    Thu, 28/04/2011 - 9:01am

    In partnership with the World Horse Welfare formerly known as the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH), the Sanctuary has been working in Mexico since 1991.

  • The Tourist Taxi
    Spain
    There are 13 images in this gallery
    Mon, 27/06/2011 - 10:23am

    Having been involved with donkey-related welfare issues in Spain since 1986, our first European rescue centre was opened 2003.