THIS SANCTUARY HELPS DONKEYS FROM BRITAIN, EUROPE AND BEYOND

ESTABLISHED IN 1990, NEDDI has offered care and safety to donkeys – and to a lesser degree, ponies – in Britain and Europe who have suffered neglect, cruelty or maltreatment or who are at risk of such treatment.

In addition to rescuing such animals from undesirable situations, within the financial and practical constraints prevailing at the time, they have worked to try to change attitudes and to educate donkey owners into better practices.

Since 2016 they have been assisting associates in Kenya to achieve those aims for the working animals there and NEDDI will now be concentrating on this work, including supporting the operation of road-side clinics.

Since its establishment in Cornwall, NEDDI has operated a sanctuary specifically for distressed donkeys. In 2001 the sanctuary moved to just the other side of the channel, where the resident donkeys enjoyed more space and pasture than would otherwise have been possible. In 2023 the donkeys in NEDDI’s care moved to a long established sanctuary near Clermont Ferrand, in central France, for their continued hands-on care.

NEDDI is a comparatively small organisation with limited resources, and relies heavily on support from animal lovers. A bequest will enable more donkeys to be freed from pain and misery. q