Today (March 2024 ) we take care of 128 donkeys. Each donkey costs approximately Afls 245 ($140) a month to care for (food and medical costs). This comes to Afls.2940 ($1680.-) per year. This amount is often too much for people so we have reduced the fee for adoption to Afls 30 ($17.-) per month or Afls 350 ($200.-) per year. Therefore each donkey is allowed to havemore adopted parents (individual or family) to make up for the actual costs. The donkeys are very lucky to be able to have more loving adoptive parents.
We work with volunteers only and don't get any support from our government. In case your school or company would like to adopt a donkey, you can do this for a period of one year and you can choose your own donkey. They are available in all sorts and sizes. If you adopt a new-born donkey, you can give it a name; all other animals already have their own names, some of which are really appropriate such as: One eye or Crooked ear. Sometimes they are named after a celebrity like: Brad Pitt….
A picture of the donkey and of you or the logo of your company will be placed on this page of the website for the time you adopt the donkey.
Expenses for the adoption program:
We work with volunteers only and don't get any support from our government. In case your school or company would like to adopt a donkey, you can do this for a period of one year and you can choose your own donkey. They are available in all sorts and sizes. If you adopt a new-born donkey, you can give it a name; all other animals already have their own names, some of which are really appropriate such as: One eye or Crooked ear. Sometimes they are named after a celebrity like: Brad Pitt….
A picture of the donkey and of you or the logo of your company will be placed on this page of the website for the time you adopt the donkey.
Expenses for the adoption program:
- Companies $60.- monthly
- Individuals and schools $17.- monthly
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