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We're looking for keen knitters to turn their needles towards creating a herd of knitted donkeys to sell through our Visitor's Centre and online Gift Shop.

Our knitted donkeys are proving so popular, we need extra help!

We're looking for keen knitters to turn their needles towards creating a herd of knitted donkeys to sell through our Visitor's Centre and online Gift Shop.

Our competition to find out which donkey should get the one-in-a-million apple has now closed and the winning donkey was … Tinsel.

Our knitted donkeys are proving so popular, we need extra help!

Last year, one of our supporters sent us some beautiful, knitted donkeys, which sold like hot cakes in our Visitors' Centre. We are delighted to say they are now also available in our mail order catalogue. Being so popular, the knitted donkeys will help us to raise much needed funds. The pattern itself originally came from a 1954 issue of the Woman's Weekly magazine. It's wonderful that it has been revived 54 years later!

The Donkey Sanctuary Grand Raffle 2009 draw took place on Wednesday 14th October 2009. Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, Founder of the Sanctuary, made the draw and was ably assisted by Jubilee, one of our lovely donkeys who lives at Slade House Farm in Sidmouth.

Well what a day! The sun was shining and 13,000 people were crammed down one road in Dublin town centre. The starters’ gun went off and it took us 5 minutes to get to the start line! Then the hard work really began. The marathon was a mix of hills and Country Park and lots of residential roads. The first 13 miles went really well and were completed in a good time. However, my partner (who I was running with) picked up an injury so we walked together for about 5 miles to try and get him back on track.