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Adoption Sir Wildwood a.k.a. Woody by Kathy and Chris Mattera January 2014-2023

January 2014 Kathy and Chris came to the sanctuary, they wanted to adopt the new to come in donkey and name him/her after the city they live in. On July 21, we had our first new addition to the sanctuary for this year. A yearling, abandoned by his mom probably because she gave birth to a brother or sister for Woody. His official name is Sir Wildwood, we will call him Woody.... Thank you for your patience Kathy and Chris! Now they finally could make a picture with Woody.

Adoption Aramis by Hans Kroes & Mirabell Awater January 2023 - 2024

Hans Kroes & Mirabell Awater adopted Aramis because he has this silly nervous tic. They always wanted to have a donkey. At this moment in time they prefer to take care of one of our donkeys above having the real responsibility of a actual donkey. For their donkey-fix they can go and pet the neighbors donkey in the Netherlands.

Adoption Bono by Yolanda Croes since October 2007

This picture was taken the day Yolanda Croes (Scol di Idioma) adopted Bono. Her daughter met her husband and married him ont he same day Bono was born. July 17, 2007 and below is how Bono looks like today...

Adoption Prince and Princessa by Toby Woodall December 2020 - 2023

Greg and Cass Nall from Texas adopted Prince and Princessa for their grandson Toby. They visited us last year and fell in love with our donkeys. Princessa was walking in front of Desiree’s house with her mom Queeny since they were walking in the middle of the road, Desiree just lured them in. Good thing, because Queeny was pregnant from Prince. We call them the Royal family…..

Adoption Xena by Lisa Brudnicki January 2023 - 2024

Lisa Brudnicki adopted Xena, the mare that came in last year around this time while she was in labor with a baby who got stuck and already died. We worked very hard to heal her and it worked. She is now best friends with Woods, who she knows from the San Nicolaas area where they both came from.

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Directions

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 onto 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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Opening hours:

Everyday from 9:00 until 16:00. Closed only on January 1st.

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