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The donkeys at the Sanctuary have received hoof trims this week -it’s vital their hooves are kept in tip top condition. You can read more about why here. Here you can see the farrier hard at work: Nader continues to flourish. He’s an inquisitive little boy who seems quite at home at the Sanctuary with […]

Following the arrival of Hope’s foal, we have dedicated this week’s update to Nader. Nader means ‘special’ in Arabic and was the name chosen by Moussa at the Sanctuary, who will be helping to care for the young foal in the weeks ahead. If you’d like to Adopt Nader and support our work at the

We have the first of our big announcements to share with you! We’re extending our mobile clinics in the West Bank to introduce a new team headed up by a vet called Dr Omran. Thanks to this new team, we’ll be able to provide more support to the busy area around Nablus, as well as extend our coverage

Dr Rakan and Nour travelled great distances this week, including 82km out of Nablus to a place called Tulkarm where they were able to help 12 working animals. You can see some of their photos below. Muzzle wounds and ‘wrinkles’ are caused by inappropriate harnessing, such as with chains. This is why it’s so important to educate owners on

Donkeys are excellent shepherds, bonding closely with their herd. Here we can see a very well cared for donkey – although Dr Rakan did talk to the owner about the chain harness. Dr Rakan and Nour also helped to provide veterinary care and hoof trimming to a group of builder donkeys. The chain guards Dr Rakan fits are

This week we have some lovely videos to share from the West Bank – Dr Rakan sent over footage of his babies in the Rescue Centre in Nablus. As you can see the weather has been terrible – torrential rain! If you’d like to donate to help support our work in the West Bank and

Dr Rakan has sent us some photos of his babies this week – you can really see the close bond he has with Salwa, Nicolle and Derek in this series of heartwarming videos Dr Rakan has sent us: The team at the Sanctuary are also keeping the winter area clean and dry for the donkeys:

Dr Rakan received another urgent call out this week – this time to treat a 5 month old foal with colic. Every hour that passes with colic is urgent – as it can be fatal if it’s left untreated. Here you can see Dr Rakan administering a drip and medication: Dr Rakan believes the 5 month

Dr Rakan received an emergency call out earlier in December, to see this poor donkey suffering from muscle stiffness. The donkey had a ‘wooden body’, tired gait, with no ear motion. It wasn’t able to eat or chew and his third eyelid was stuck at the middle of the eye: Dr Rakan soon diagnosed tetanus and

Our team – and all our donkeys – would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and New Year! Here are some of our video highlights from the year, including everyone’s favourite, our braying rescue donkeys! And heres’s Burnie out in the paddock earlier in the summer. He wears a coat to help protect his scars: And