The Irish counterpart of the Sidmouth-based Donkey Sanctuary has been inundated with donkey rescues, and has today revealed that more than 175 have been taken in so far this year. The latest is Beamish, found with terribly overgrown feet and barely able to walk.

Mossie was found in a dreadful state in a field in Ireland. His hooves were severely overgrown and he was covered in mud. Despite all this, his faith in humans hadn’t been lost. When our welfare team found him, he was so friendly and happy to see people - it was heart warming.

Mossie was found in a dreadful state by our welfare team in Ireland. His hooves were severely overgrown and he was covered in mud. Despite all this, his faith in humans hadn’t been lost. When our welfare team found him, he was so friendly and happy to see people - it was heart warming.

Follow Mossie 's story on our Irish website to see how we made a difference to his life.

My name is Zoë and I have worked at The Donkey Sanctuary for the past 10 years, most of these as Liaison Officer for our Sanctuary in Co. Cork, Southern Ireland. I wanted to share with you a little event that made my day!

This morning I was off to Hannigan's Farm with a list of donkeys to take photos of for the next newsletter for Ireland. It got off to a good start ... the sun was shining!

This is a day I've been looking forward do ... I'm off to visit our Sanctuary in Ireland to meet the staff and donkeys. I'm travelling with Mal Squance, our Deputy Chief Executive, who will be meeting the new head of operations, Noel Carton.