A Merrier Xmas for Suffering Donks
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Safe Haven for Donkeys have been helping donkeys in desperate need in Israel and the West Bank (Palestine) since 2000.
Today, at our sanctuary near the Israeli town of Netanya, around 250 unwanted and abused donkeys call the sanctuary home.
One of these donkeys is Jonathan. Wendy Ahl from the charity's UK fundraising office says "Jonathan was brought to the sanctuary as a stray by a kind member of the public when I happened to be in Israel on a visit. He was very reluctant to come out of the horsebox and I soon saw why. He had a horrific wound in his side which was obviously infected as it smelled terrible. He was shaking with fear. Immediately, our wonderful farm manager Abed started stroking Jonathan to reassure him that everything was OK. He administered first aid to the poor donkey's wounds and then the team gave Jonathan a good wash, probably the first he'd ever had, while Abed called the vet to come and see him. I offered Jonathan a handful of hay, he was hesitant at first but soon realised that no-one was going to hurt him. He was then put into a special enclosure of his own for a period of quarantine before being let out into the field to make friends with the rest of the herd. It feels so good to know that Jonathan will never have to be afraid or in pain again."
Not all of the donkeys in Israel and the West Bank are so lucky. Donkeys are still widely in use as beasts of burden and our clinic in the West Bank city of Nablus treats dozens of animals every day with terrible wounds caused by heavy loads and ill-fitting harnessing.
One of the most common wounds our team sees is where chains have dug into the donkey's nose. Of course the owners know that the chains injure and hurt the donkeys but that's the point. They use pain to control the donkeys more effectively. Besides giving out head collars and soft nose chain covers to protect the donkeys, the long-term solution is to educate the owners to train the donkeys so that these cruel chains are no longer needed.
What would your help mean?
-£7 could pay for hay for one of the donkeys at our sanctuary for a week.
-£10 could pay for hoof trimming for a donkey at our sanctuary.
- £15 could pay for 10 head collars to alleviate the agony of working donkeys.
- £20 could pay for treatment and medicine for a donkey suffering from a terrible wound.
-£50 could go towards holding an education session for donkey owners.
Please give what you can this Christmas to help save donkeys from a lifetime of suffering. All funds donated will go directly to the bank account of Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (charity 1083468) for their work with injured and abandoned donkeys.
Today, at our sanctuary near the Israeli town of Netanya, around 250 unwanted and abused donkeys call the sanctuary home.
One of these donkeys is Jonathan. Wendy Ahl from the charity's UK fundraising office says "Jonathan was brought to the sanctuary as a stray by a kind member of the public when I happened to be in Israel on a visit. He was very reluctant to come out of the horsebox and I soon saw why. He had a horrific wound in his side which was obviously infected as it smelled terrible. He was shaking with fear. Immediately, our wonderful farm manager Abed started stroking Jonathan to reassure him that everything was OK. He administered first aid to the poor donkey's wounds and then the team gave Jonathan a good wash, probably the first he'd ever had, while Abed called the vet to come and see him. I offered Jonathan a handful of hay, he was hesitant at first but soon realised that no-one was going to hurt him. He was then put into a special enclosure of his own for a period of quarantine before being let out into the field to make friends with the rest of the herd. It feels so good to know that Jonathan will never have to be afraid or in pain again."
Not all of the donkeys in Israel and the West Bank are so lucky. Donkeys are still widely in use as beasts of burden and our clinic in the West Bank city of Nablus treats dozens of animals every day with terrible wounds caused by heavy loads and ill-fitting harnessing.
One of the most common wounds our team sees is where chains have dug into the donkey's nose. Of course the owners know that the chains injure and hurt the donkeys but that's the point. They use pain to control the donkeys more effectively. Besides giving out head collars and soft nose chain covers to protect the donkeys, the long-term solution is to educate the owners to train the donkeys so that these cruel chains are no longer needed.
What would your help mean?
-£7 could pay for hay for one of the donkeys at our sanctuary for a week.
-£10 could pay for hoof trimming for a donkey at our sanctuary.
- £15 could pay for 10 head collars to alleviate the agony of working donkeys.
- £20 could pay for treatment and medicine for a donkey suffering from a terrible wound.
-£50 could go towards holding an education session for donkey owners.
Please give what you can this Christmas to help save donkeys from a lifetime of suffering. All funds donated will go directly to the bank account of Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land (charity 1083468) for their work with injured and abandoned donkeys.
Organizer
Wendy Ahl
Organizer
