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Angela & Michael Nicol from Ohio are on their honey moon here on Aruba. Came with De Palm Tours to the sanctuary and decided to adopt Cactus. All had to go very fast. Pick donkey, pick T-shirt, Make picture and feed Cactus. Everything in about 20 minutes.... Congratulations on behalf of all us at the sanctuary and have a good life together..'
Thistle is a brthday present for Karen Gauvin. Her husband Chris totally surprised her with this gift while they were visiting us, like they do every year! First time in the new place... Happy birthday Karen on the 28th of June!
Rowan, Becky (Curly) Casey, Becky & Ziggy, Jessica, Neve, Sarah and Alex from Askham Bryan College, York UK worked very hard at the sanctuary for 2 weeks. Before they came to Aruba they also worked very hard with fundraising for the donkeys. They got together $1000 so they adopted Thistle (Curly is what they called him), bought some Delft Blue tiles and made a very generous donation! Thank you girls for all the hard work!
Dee Sossa loves the stories about how the donkeys were workers on the island. With no place to go and that we are kind enough to build them a sanctuary. So she decided to adopt Cactus to help us out. This is the closest Cactus wanted to come. Still very shy!
Bailey Huff came with her family to the donkeys and adopted Cactus. She loves all animals, she wants to be a marine biologist. Good luck with your studies Bailey!
Take Route 4a from the hotels and follow this road for 14 km, pass all the circles/roundabouts until you see a sign for the French Men’s Pass. Make a left turn into the French Men’s Pass, then 1st left, 2nd right. On that dirt road you will find the Donkey Sanctuary after about 200 meters.
If you have a GPS device, navigate to these coordinates: N 12°48.974’ W 069°96.642’ This will bring you to the entrance of the Donkey Sanctuary.
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