Dr Rakan and his team have helped so many donkeys this last week, including visiting builder donkeys who so desperately need his help – access to veterinary treatment is expensive and hard to find out in the West Bank. You can see some of his photos below:   This included treating donkeys near Bethlehem:   […]
Update from the Sanctuary and the West Bank – 5 October 2022 Read More »
A dehydrated builder donkey was very pleased to see Dr Rakan and receive a fluid drip, along with vitamins. The donkey is now on 2-3 weeks rest. Here you can see a short video of Dr Rakan fixing up the drip: Dr Eliran has been helping Charlie Brown, Jack, Amelia and Dominic this week. He’s
Update from the Sanctuary and West Bank – 28 September 2022 Read More »
Dusty has sent us a little video update of Dominic. He’s looking so much better – Dominic is only 2 years old but was in a terrible state when he arrived at the Sanctuary. With the loving care of the Sanctuary staff, and your support, he’s eating well and is loving his new life: Dr Eliran
Update from the Sanctuary – 21 September 2022 Read More »
We’re pleased to say that Amelia received here dental treatment from Dr Eliran this week – he filed her teeth to making eating far more comfortable. Donkey teeth continue to grow throughout their life, so without filing, sharp barbs can grow which prevent the donkey eating properly. This means they can lose weight, which is
See Dr Eliran filing Amelia’s teeth Read More »
This week, Moussa noticed that Amelia is looking a little slow and weak. Following a visit from Dr Eliran, it’s been decided she needs her teeth filing! Donkeys need to have their teeth kept in tip top condition to help them eat. We’ll keep you updated on Amelia’s treatment but in the meantime here’s a video
Amelia at the Sanctuary needs her teeth filing! Read More »
Although Russell’s eye is now recovered and he’s back with the main herd, poor Joyce has also had problems with her eye this week. Here you can see Dr Eliran, the vet, washing her eyes and ‘painting’ them to check for possible ulcers. Dr Eliran then used Joyce’s own blood to produce a natural serum,
Veterinary care for Joyce at the Sanctuary Read More »
Dusty has sent another update from the Sanctuary this week. We hope you enjoy seeing all the donkeys you support enjoying the paddock. We’re busy fundraising to renovate the Sanctuary – including the addition of a new paddock and better drainage, so the donkeys can enjoy going outdoors year round. If you’d like to support
Sanctuary update 23.08.2022 Read More »
Dusty has sent another update from the Sanctuary this week. As you can see, Russell is doing very well following treatment for an eye ulcer:
Dr Rakan and Nour have been hard at work this month visiting many, many donkeys across Nablus and the surrounding area. He’s sent us this update: “Much of our work is in very remote communities across the West Bank. Nour and I travel hundreds of kilometres every week to treat working donkeys. I hope my
Dr Rakan’s August update Read More »
A big hello from the donkeys at the Sanctuary! Here we can see Yvette and Moon:
A big hello from Yvette and Moon at the Sanctuary Read More »
