By leaving a legacy or bequest to The Donkey Sanctuary you will be helping us to treat and provide refuge for our ever-growing family of donkeys which is an enormous task requiring considerable funding. To us the donkey is a creature who deserves to be treated humanely and to receive some loving care during his retirement years.

This is often the one time in people's lives when they can afford to make a donation to causes which are dear to them. The cost of raising a family nowadays very often leaves little cash to spare and, later in life, retirement brings with it the need to conserve cash outgoings. If you are fortunate enough to have a property or a capital sum invested, then provision can be made, by way of a legacy, for a significant donation to a charity which you have long admired.

A gift to a registered charity in a Will brings with it favourable tax exemptions and reliefs, with Inheritance Tax as an obvious example.

If you wish to leave a legacy to The Donkey Sanctuary, you first have to decide the type of legacy you wish to leave. This can be a specific legacy, a pecuniary legacy or a residuary bequest.

We have provided some examples of specimen words you may find useful if you wish to include a bequest to The Donkey Sanctuary in your Will.

Leaving a legacy doesn't have to be complicated. We've put together some frequently asked questions which we hope will help you through the process.