Kroket was found wandering in San Nicolas, together with his mother and some other donkeys, when he was just one year old. As traffic is a killer, Kroket had to be caught; he had been injured already. That injury, a large, gaping wound, had probably been caused by dog bites. As soon as Kroket came to us, we took him to the vet. There he was anaesthesized and his wound was stitched up. Kroket needed the anaesthesia, because he was wild indeed. And that wildness stayed even when he was recovering from his injury until he was put together with donkey Mocca. That turned out to be a golden choice, because Mocca protected Kroket and that was what the one-year old needed among such a large herd of donkeys. Mocca and Kroket have been inseparable ever since and together they enjoy life to the fullest.

It all started with a phone call that a severely injured donkey was roaming the area surrounding the Natural Bridge. Once there, it appeared that the donkey was badly wounded in his hind leg; it proved to be the much-feared screw worm, a disease where a fly lays eggs in a small wound. The worms then eat their way through the healthy flesh surrounding the wound, hereby causing it to grow larger and larger. Kodak was one of the first animals that was suffering from screw worm: something which is nothing to cheer about. It is also a very painful disease, so Kodak stood on just three legs during his first month at the Sanctuary. That is how he got his name:  a tripod is used during photography and Kodak is a name that comes to mind when the subject is photography. During his first month with us Kodak could not eat, only drink lots of water. But after lots of medical attention and lots of loving care he got his appetite back, especially when he was fed lovely bits of apple or carrot. Nowadays Kodak is a happy, healthy donkey, who is running around on four legs again. He has found his happiness again; only an ugly scar is the reminder of a very dark period in his life.