GC: CHARITY

For those that have lived and worked in Cyprus, you would have had the pleasure of dealing with some of those who work in one of our dynamic local government departments. So with that being said, after a couple of dealings with them between issues, GC thought it was apt that we feature the Donkey Sanctuary in Limassol.

Please do not confuse this with the place where many of these workers are put out to graze on a full salary pension at the age of 55. quite the opposite. The is home to abused or old donkeys who come to live out their days in the peace and safety of the sanctuary having perhaps lived a life of incredibly cruel conditions.

The charity was first formed in 1969 by Dr Elizabeth Svendsen which has now become the largest sanctuary with homes in 27 countries, with Cyprus opening in 2004 just outside of Limassol.

For those who are not aware, in this part of the world donkeys are worked incredibly hard, often to be seen carrying around people who have massively overstayed their welcome at the all inclusive buffet. Moreover, they appear to be used as an ancient type of four legged disability vehicle, often found in the towns and cities of the UK shuttling people between various fried chicken emporiums.

Based in Limassol, sadly due to spiralling costs and ever growing regulations you can no longer visit and feed them, unlike the camel park.However, you can go to their website and see how you can help from there.with a number of ways to contribute to their upkeep.

The best way is to go directly to their website donkeysanctuarycyprus.org where you can find some fantastic merchandise, but perhaps the thing which intrigued us the most is the ability to sponsor a donkey for a year.

Surprisingly it is very cheap to have a year long sponsorship of one of the residents. Furthermore, a great marketing tip for them is to perhaps be able to name them for one year after your favorite politician, and definately under no circumstances after one of your colleagues as the ultimate passive aggressive secret santa.

One of the easiest ways to help without any financial commitment, is to sign the petition against the skinning of donkeys. It only takes a moment to do this, and can be done via the link below.

To find out more about how you can help, click here..

donkeysanctuarycyprus.org