Our work in the UK
Learn more about our work across the United Kingdom
A donkey who mysteriously injured his front leg is now walking easy thanks to the quick-thinking actions of his grooms.
A group of Armed Forces veterans spent the day at our Sidmouth Donkey Assisted Activities (DAA) centre recently, helping to improve our outdoor spaces and enjoying some wellbeing with the centre’s donkeys.
Our Ecology and Conservation team have been using a remote camera to record some of the smaller wildlife species that call the Sidmouth sanctuary their home.
Visitors and staff at our Sidmouth sanctuary may have spotted some strange ‘tent-shaped’ webs in the hedgerows around the site recently.
A group of painfully thin donkeys living in a field strewn with dangerous hazards in North Wales have started a new chapter in our care.
New research by the University of Portsmouth and The Donkey Sanctuary found that working equids whose owners believe they feel emotions have significantly better health and welfare outcomes than those whose owners do not.
Donkeys at our Sidmouth sanctuary are enjoying new enrichment opportunities after being given access to a meadow that also provides a haven for wildlife.
Dartanyan the Poitou donkey and his mule friend Jump have returned to their home in Shelter 6 this week following the completion of work to improve the area.
A group of firefighters and their families spent some quality time with our donkeys in April during a day of donkey-assisted activities at our Sidmouth sanctuary.
Where we work
We work to ensure donkeys across the Americas are nurtured and well looked after, helping them form a vital part of local communities.
