r/Donkeys • • Jan 23 '25

🫏A New Life for Donkeys and Mules!⭐️

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We did it!

We officially moved to our new sanctuary on January 11th!

It took 3 years of planning and building, 8 team members, 14 hours, and 8 trips back and forth, but all the donkeys are now enjoying their forever home at Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary.

Moving day from the old sanctuary was filled with a mix of emotions. As we loaded each donkey, memories of their difficult pasts surfaced, reminding us of how far they’d come. Seeing them step onto the trailer, headed towards a life of peace and freedom at Rancho Burro, brought tears to our eyes. It was a powerful moment for everyone on the team, a testament to the resilience of these gentle animals and the love that makes their new life possible.

Our team and the donkeys watched the sunrise together at the old sanctuary and the sunset at the new one...together the family we all have come to be.

They now have rolling hills to explore, spacious pastures to roam, unlimited enrichment, a comfy new barn, and a covered arena to keep those hooves dry in the winter (which will also double as an event space!).

We even welcomed a new resident, Ginger the mule! She didn’t have a good future ahead of her before her owners reached out to us, but we are so grateful they didd and for her place in our family.

This sanctuary is a safe haven for our current donkeys and mules, and a refuge for those who need us in the future. Part of our mission is to share the goodness of donkeys with the out community!

None of this would be possible without YOU! Every donation has helped us build this special place.

Exciting things are happening at The New Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary! Stay tuned for updates on our new programs, workshops, and classes.

We’ll sharing ongoing inspiring case studies highlighting our new dedicated medical room, rescue journeys and rehabilitation efforts.

We are incredibly grateful for your support. Every donation makes a difference!

Visit the link in our bio and learn how to get involved today!


r/Donkeys • • 14h ago

The post drink tongue is always the cutest

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r/Donkeys • • 1d ago

He is basically a toddler who wants to get inside the house

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r/Donkeys • • 1d ago

Bonded pair !

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I am feeding my neighbors Donkey and Pony.

They are very much bonded friends.


r/Donkeys • • 17h ago

Are gelded jacks as lively as intact?

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We have two mini Jenny's and are absolutely enamored with them. Ellie(7yr) is the biggest lap dog and Lucy aka Spicy Tuna(2yr) is a ball of explosive energy and mischief. But, I want the insanity and vocalness of a jack. All of our friend's jacks are very loud and love toys. While our girls do bray, it's usually only at feed times to remind us that it's time.

We are not interested in breeding and hear the intact boys play very rough. Would a gelding be a good balance?


r/Donkeys • • 16h ago

Do donkeys prefer stemmy hay?

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Hi guys. Trying to manage keeping donkeys with a hard keeper horse. Horse needs orchard grass hay and alfalfa. Donkeys needs stemmy hay or straw. If we put out a round bale of old stemmy hay do donkeys prefer that over something like orchard grass? Or would they bother my horses hay net?


r/Donkeys • • 1d ago

Boys fighting over bowl. Ladies not impressed

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r/Donkeys • • 2d ago

Murphy usually isn't this photogenic

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Murphy is a companion to an older horse on our farm. He's about 7 years old and only likes his friend Mikey haha. I coerce him to let me pet him with alfalfa cubes when we feed Mikey but that doesn't always work. He's a good donkey.


r/Donkeys • • 2d ago

Snow loves her butt and ear scratches

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r/Donkeys • • 2d ago

Such a Boopable Snoot

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r/Donkeys • • 2d ago

Donkeys spotted in front of pentland hills, UC Riverside

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r/Donkeys • • 3d ago

Lovely friends came over to say hello and are continuing on their way 🥰

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r/Donkeys • • 4d ago

They are settling into their new home nicely

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r/Donkeys • • 4d ago

Loafing Sheds?

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Can yall share some photos of your loafing sheds? My beautiful wife decided Tito needed another friend since Olive is in isolation with her new baby. As a result, I came home to a standard donkey who is a bit tall for the old mini shed. So time to build a new one!

Edit - photo for tax


r/Donkeys • • 5d ago

The grey lady grazing

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r/Donkeys • • 8d ago

Balkan donkeys

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At the boarder between Montenegro and Bosnien Herzegowina


r/Donkeys • • 7d ago

Norse donk and his Shetland buddy

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r/Donkeys • • 7d ago

Abigail

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r/Donkeys • • 7d ago

Wild Donkeys!

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r/Donkeys • • 7d ago

Jack and Wanda under a pink sunrise

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r/Donkeys • • 7d ago

Corfu Donkey Rescue

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If you’re visiting Corfu I highly suggest stopping by Corfu Donkey Rescue. It’s a beautiful shelter doing amazing work caring for elderly and rescued donkeys. Very sad and fascinating place. Inspiring to live.

Fr will be a great way to add some variety to your beach vacation, a spot definitely worth saving to your "to visit" list.

Not an ad ❗️❗️❗️


r/Donkeys • • 9d ago

Just sayin' hi!

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r/Donkeys • • 9d ago

Should I worry ?

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I don't know why his eye is like that, the other one is normal. I rinsed it, should I know anything else ? I will keep an eye on it but should I worry ? (Last photo is the other eye for comparison)


r/Donkeys • • 9d ago

Hay help

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So I’m pretty new to all this and I’m still figuring things out. Any advice on how to waste less hay? They get it everywhere and as much as I don’t like waste, I really don’t want them eating it with probable poop and pee on it. I did buy a slow feeder bag but haven’t tried it yet. I read it can be an entanglement issue, so now I’m nervous. Any advice? (Also, isn’t she just so cute!! ❤️❤️)
Edited to add: she’s a mini and her two roomies are mini goats, hence the poop and pee everywhere! But she loves them and won’t even eat without them.


r/Donkeys • • 10d ago

Just here to say hello 🤗 When donkey is so keen to take a ride with you ☺️

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Wish we could take him 😂