Goodbye dear Jane

It is with great sorrow and broken hearts that we have to tell you we have lost our darling Jane in early May. She had been absolutely fine and enjoying her carrots one minute, then literally lay down to rest and just slipped away. She wasn’t a young donkey so we can only presume this was due to her age and her former hard life when she was younger, as she had shown no signs of illness or not feeling well.

Jane first came into our care back in November 2016, elderly, blind, with twisted, broken, overgrown hooves and around six months pregnant. She had apparently belonged to a woman who neglected her and then abandoned her and a neighbour had then tried to sell her to somebody who wanted a donkey for children's rides...

Thankfully someone stepped in and she ended up coming to our safe, peaceful sanctuary where we could take care of her and give her the love she so deserved. Our farrier of course trimmed down her poor hooves and she soon learnt to find her way around without any problems whatsoever. She then went on to give birth to her adorable little Sam in May 2017 and was such a wonderful, caring and attentive mummy.

She was always a very dear, sweet soul and her trusting, loving nature surely passed on to her Sam.

God bless you darling girl, we are so sad…

May you rest in Heavenly peace… 😓🙏🏼♥️

Sam (front) and his dear mama Jane

Jane and her Sam

Jane (pink collar) and her Sam

Jane and her little Sam in May 2017

Thank you to our supporters for having made it possible for us to be here for Jane for the last 10 years of her life, and for enabling us to provide our safe, beautiful sanctuary for all our animals.

Please help our sanctuary to continue, your ongoing support is crucial for our donkeys, horses, cats and dogs.

Thank you so much 🙏🏼