The donkeys are all fit & well.
Sorry it’s been a while since we posted.
We’ve had major problems with a gallery plugin not uploading photos which we hope is now fixed.

So watch out for some photos later today.

Good to be back!

Lots of thunderstorms and heavy rain this week has seen us weather-watching to buy straw and get some to the donkeys without getting completely soaked.

The donkeys are all well.
The rain has washed and fluffed up their winter-coats which are coming through. They all look to be in fantastic condition.

The dark stormy conditions weren’t ideal for photography. I’ll take some next time the sun decides to shine in Andalucía.

Domingo and Chico are doing well.
Eating lots of straw and enjoying a very warm early autumn in Andalucía.
We had a little rain at the beginning of September and that was the first since late April.
The ground is bone dry and everything the donkeys could eat has been eaten long ago.

We’ll soon see sweet chestnuts and acorns falling. They do eat some of these.
We need regular rainfall to start soon so that they can eat some succulent green shoots.

Gifts received towards their upkeep were £0 / $0 / €0 in September.
Disappointing but it was the site’s first month.

We are going to launch a major appeal for  £500 / $750 / €600 this month.
We need our two males castrating so Rosie our female can join them running free. She’s currently in a small paddock behind our house owned by our kind neighbours. She can’t stay there much longer, it isn’t ideal. However it is better than her getting pregnant.

The males must be castrated before the flies reappear in spring.
January/ early February is ideal.

If you can help us, this would really improve their lives.

Thanks

I’ve just designed a small website and can start the fund off with  £50 / $75 / €60

Donkey Castration – Urgent Appeal