Raised: 16%
Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £805.00
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My story

 
Thank you for visiting our fundraising page to help working donkeys in Ethiopia.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Donkey Sanctuary will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

In the Debre Zeit area of Ethiopia there are a staggering 76,000 working donkeys. Many suffer harness wounds caused through ill-fitting tack and excessive loads.

Each year, our overseas clinics provide veterinary treatments to thousands of these working donkeys. With your support, we can continue to provide free veterinary care to these special donkeys who act as a crucial lifeline to their families. We also offer welfare advice to donkey owners.

Ababu, a 50 year old grandmother of four, trekked for over 2 hours with her donkey to reach our clinic. Her donkey needed treatment for a painful back sore. After receiving veterinary attention, Ababu received a free therapeutic saddle for her donkey to take the pressure off the wound whilst it healed, thereby allowing the donkey to continue to work. Like many families, Ababu is so dependent upon her donkey to carry food and water that she simply could not afford to allow her animal to rest during its recovery.

Our clinics overseas need continual supplies to ensure the health and well-being of working donkeys, including:

  • Veterinary drugs to help treat harness wounds and infectious diseases like tetanus
  • Worming medicines
  • Surgical kits including forceps and scalpels for administering treatments

How you can help

Any donation you feel able to give towards our overseas appeal, will help to fund our work overseas, such as running our veterinary clinics and providing treatments for working donkeys.

Thank you.

Donation by Louise Berrymen 26/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Carol Federighi 08/10/09  

£25.00

Educating people is the key - Your work worldwide is so important - Keep it up Donation by Louise Cleminson 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wishing every success to the donkey sanctuary's activities in Ethiopia. Donation by zannis mavrogordato 22/09/09  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

Hope This Helps A Bit, Hope You Get Lots More Money For This Excellent Cause. Donation by Lisa 13/09/09  

Donation by Stephen Reed 29/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Garry Bainbridge 27/08/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck to donkeys everywhere. Donation by Stephen Reed 03/08/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I think this campaign is especially important as it gives both donkeys and the communities that depend on them so much support. Donation by Eli Gonzie 06/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

For Daisy, Cracker, Milly and donkeys still alive. Donation by DB 15/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I've just today come back from Addis ababa and was appalled to see the condition of some donkeys. So sad. Keep up the good work! Donation by Nina 07/04/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I am very pleased to see that some humans can feel for the misery of animals, keep up the good work! animals too can feel the pain & deserve a life! Donation by Shilpi Gupta 12/11/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by sandra 29/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All working animals should be treated with the highest respect Donation by Rhiannon Chaffer 29/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

donkeys better than cars Donation by cam 29/10/08  

£25.00

Donation by Joan 28/10/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I read an article in the daily mail and just couldn't beleive how badly these donkeys are treated, I just wanted to do my bit xx Donation by Jenna 26/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by nicky 11/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

I'm very pleased that by helping the donkeys I can help some of the poorest people in the world too Donation by Kath 11/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £805.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £212.95

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