Coco was found in the Seroe Colorado district. Although she was limping badly, she was not easy to catch. For these cases our stun gun is the only solution. Because Coco’s front leg was dislocated and she was walking on the side of her hoof, we went straight to the vet, but after looking at her X-ray, he stated that dislocation was the culprit. He straightened her leg right away; that was easy as Coco was still under sedation. The donkey then had to wear a plaster cast for three weeks; we kept her skin clean and disinfected and now she only has a tiny scar to prove that she has ever been  injured. Coco is not limping any longer and together with her fast friend Maartje she is enjoying her life at the Donkey Sancturary.

The volunteers received a phone call from people in Noord that a donkey was spotted in the vicinity of Rancho Notorious. Noord is an especially dangerous region on the island, and a roaming donkey can cause a lot of trouble for traffic, not to mention endanger itself. Catching Cloudy was not much of a problem: she was lured into a garden and locked into a shed. Normally catching a wild donkey is much more difficult, as they are very timid and can run really fast, much faster than humans. Once at the shelter, Cloudy proved to be pregnant, but she lost her baby after only six months. Since her arrival she has been fast friends with Azzy and Rambo: they can always be found together, having a whale of a time.

She is still a baby, born at the end of 2012. Her mother Coco came to live at the sanctuary early in 2012; she appeared to be pregnant after ten months. Our volunteers had noticed her rounded form, but they never suspected a pregnancy. Everyone was overjoyed when a cute little donkey was the result: Chula looks adorable with her dark brown fur and white legs. She also has white circles around her eyes. She is a cuddly donkey, who loves attention and petting. So beware: before you know it, she’s jumping on your lap!

He owes his name to his coloring, not to his addiction to chocolates. This donkey is brown all over, from back to front; this is quite extraordinary, as there are just three brown donkeys at the sanctuary. All of these bear names that are referring to food: Brownie and Kroket. We are not sure when this lovely brown donkey was born, but we believe it to have been around 2002. He has been living at the sanctuary for many years now; he just jumped the fence one day and he has stayed. He is a tough guy and leader of a group of donkeys. Together with other, less dominant, males he maintains order in the 100-donkey strong enclave