GIVING HOMELESS AND UNWANTED DONKEYS A FOREVER HOME

[ THE Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary is unique – and their donkeys are special. The charity rescues donkeys who need a home, and they look after their health and welfare at the sanctuary. In doing so, they are not only helping the donkeys, but supporting their work with people for whom they bring joy, comfort and happiness.

According to the charity’s Jon Lavers: “Rescuing and caring for our donkeys does cost money. A bale of hay can cost £5, a farrier treatment £30 and an operation can cost several thousand pounds. We are a voluntary organisation and we have to raise all the money that our donkeys need through our own fundraising.”

Thanks to kind and generous support, the charity are currently providing a safe home for over 100 donkeys, some of whom simply would not be with us today if it wasn’t for such donations – like Blakey, who was abandoned in a field with no help, or Phantom who lost his mum when he was just six months old.

Jon continued: “To fund our work, we rely heavily on the kindness people show in leaving a gift in their will. This is something that is difficult to talk about but is vital to our work. Without your generous donations, we simply wouldn’t exist.

“Gifts from legacies have helped us protect the donkeys from rain and sun, fund our donkey therapy programmes for people with specific needs and help our animals work with special school youngsters.

“If you feel that a donation to a worthy charity is the way a loved one should be remembered, we will thank you for your consideration, on behalf of our donkeys.

“A gift in a will is powerful. It transforms the lives of our donkeys and celebrates the life of a loved one.” q