We are a Spanish based charity protecting donkeys, promoting their wellbeing in Spain and enabling those donkeys fit and able to do so to provide riding therapy to children with special needs.

Welcome to the El Refugio del Burrito website

I really do thank you for taking the time to visit our site and hope you will be able to support the work we do here in Spain. We have tried to make it as easy to navigate the site as possible and on the left hand side you will find all the information relating to our work and on the right all the ways that you can help us.

The fact that you have taken the time to visit means a lot to me and if you can make a small donation before you leave it will make such a difference to our work as we receive no government grants or other income other than donations from our supporters. If you have any suggestions for improving this site or do not find what you are looking for please leave a comment for me as I need all the feedback and help I can get.

If you would like to keep up to date with work at El Refugio del Burrito, please follow my manager updates.

Once again thanks for visiting.

Ivan Salvia
General Manager

Terrified donkey thrown to the sky tethered to a parasail

Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Thu, 22/07/2010 - 09:10
Paraglaiding donkey

The following statement has been produced by The Donkey Sanctuary in response to the press coverage surrounding donkey cruelty in Russia.

Statement

We are absolutely shocked and appalled to learn that a donkey was made to parasail over a beach resort in Russia last week as part of an advertising publicity stunt.

The donkey was strapped to the parasail and catapulted into the sky and would have been severely distressed, fearful and traumatised during the 30-minute flight. Donkeys are sensitive creatures and prone to suffer with a fatal condition called hyperlipaemia (a stress-related illness); we therefore have serious concerns over the present health of this donkey.

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Welcome home, Puyol!

Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Tue, 13/07/2010 - 18:01
Puyol was abandoned in Murcia

Our work here at El Refugio del Burrito is not only collecting donkeys, but researching new cases and offering our help. Last month we heard news of a donkey that had attacked 2 people whilst he was loose on a road called ‘Carretera de Santa Catalina’ in Murcia, he had bitten a woman on the face and arm and then later had attacked a man whilst he was trying to capture him. The donkey was eventually captured and then taken to the local pound where he had to stay until the owner was found.

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Visiting Alhaurin de la Torre with our therapy donkeys

Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Thu, 08/04/2010 - 10:28
Visiting the elderly

Thanks to our Donkey Assisted Riding Therapy Mobile Unit we are able to carry out Donkey Assisted Activities within the Málaga province and on friday 26th of March we set off for two centres in Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga), where we were visiting the Early Care Centre and the Day Centre for the Elderly in Alhaurín.

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