And the winners are...
Submitted by Rafael Benjumea on Thu, 05/08/2010 - 13:19
One month after their birth we are proud to announce the names for the foals, drawn today and witnessed by our Director of European Operations, Mr Paul A. Svendsen. They are ... Ruby and Ryan.
Congratulations to R. Bowles (who named Ryan) and G. Burley (who named Ruby). You are now the unique sponsors of these two little miracles for a whole year!
We would like to express our further gratitude to all those of you who kindly participated and gave us a donation for a chance to name the foals and get a unique one year sponsorship for them.
Spring update
Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Tue, 11/05/2010 - 10:05
At last sunshine and good weather start filling the days, and the tourist, fairs and fiestas season is underway in many places around the country.
To our donkeys, this means an increase in their use and situations that may affect their welfare. We will be extremely busy over May and June. First of all, due to the celebration of El Rocío. During this massive pilgrimage, horses and mules are used to make the trip to the hermitage, and according to reports we have yet to verify, donkeys are rented out under no regulations, which may put them in a position where abuse or cruelty may occur.
The golden girls... Our endearing donkey ladies
Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Tue, 04/05/2010 - 12:34
Their names may not be Blanche, Rose, Dorothy or Sophia, they don't even live in Miami... And they don't share a 1980s style apartment... but they are El Refugio del Burrito's very own "Golden Girls". Four elderly beauties with a lot of stories to tell and fond memories of their life at ERB to share with us all.
Hope, probably our most famous mare at El Refugio, is a lovely donkey and has probably gone through the worst experience of any of our other residents before joining us at the sanctuary. Originally from Greece, she used to work in the fields with her owner, until one night a group of teenagers trespassed into her paddock and brutally cut her ears off and ripped her back with a spade. Rapid intervention of vets and ready help from The Donkey Sanctuary saved her life and it was then decided to move her over to the closest sanctuary (which at the time was El Refugio del Burrito in Spain). She has been living in our Fuente de Piedra (Málaga) farm ever since and we are glad she is celebrating her 30th Birthday in a few months. She is an amazing example to us all because, in spite of what she had to endure, she still loves humans and is usually the first one to welcome visitors to our farm.
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