Nicole and Frank Tarantello came on a Sunday. Fell in love with the donkeys and decided to go for our adoption program. They choose Bono, born in July 2007. The adoption program helps us to take care of the 130+ donkeys. One donkey costs us US$60 per month.....

Mocca was roaming around in the vicinity of Vader Piet and he in a bad condition. He was exhausted, limping along and things could not have gone on much longer. Mocca appeared to have a leg injury, several large wounds in his neck, suffering from exhaustion and dehydration before he was rescued. Catching him was a breeze, therefore. Once at the sanctuary, Mocca soon recuperated and after two months of intensive treatment and lots of love, he was back to normal. During his re validation period, Mocca had been put in Kroket’s corral, and that proved to be a good thing: nowadays Mocca is still protecting Kroket against the group and the two are still best friends.

Years ago people found Snoopy, Mira's mother in Angochi, in the middle of the road. She was rescued and taken to the Sanctuary; Mira was born there the same year (Febr 27, 2009). Mira's birth was a very special occasion: in nature it is customary with donkeys that the mother hides when the little one is about to be born. And that is also possible at the Sanctuary, because we are splash in the middle of nature there. But when the volunteers were closing up before going home, they saw Snoopy with her new born! And that was fantastic, of course, such a gorgeous baby donkey.

Mikey and his friend Whiskas just came wandering in at Bringamosa, where the people of the sanctuary also keep several donkeys. They just sneaked in and never left. However they did sneak out as well, as together they were stronger than the fence at Bringamosa at the time. That is why they have been taken to the sanctuary in Sta. Lucia – the fences are stronger there.  At Sta. Lucia, Mikey became fast friends with donkey Pepper and they take excellent care of each other: grooming each other and keeping their hooves nice and short by walking on the rocks and kicking them. That way the hooves stay healthy, which saves a lot of time and effort. Mikey is easily recognized by the white point on his forehead, pointing upward