Our farms in Ireland are full. We have had to find extra space to house the 300 donkeys a year coming into our care. Another 500 donkeys are cared for in holding bases. These donkeys need health checks, food, shelter, veterinary care and other regular treatments each and every year. 

This year alone, costs for rescue, transport and care look set to reach a staggering £1.5 million. We desperately need your help.

Uncontrolled production is considered key to the increased numbers of donkeys being abandoned in Ireland in recent years - there is an excess of supply over demand.

Andy Foxcroft, Director of Care and Welfare for The Donkey Sanctuary, stated: “Breeding and keeping of donkeys in Ireland is unregulated and until recent times has been viewed as a profitable enterprise; however, the market quickly collapsed during the period of economic depression in Ireland."

So far this year our Irish Sanctuaries have already taken in over 100 donkeys and we need your help.

Get the full story:
www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/ireland-rescue