I started with donkeys 15 years ago starting with 2 as pets for my grandson

over the years I have added by taking in donkeys that were in bad conditions and needed care This changed my life and dedicate my life to my donkeys

I have self funded for many years at considerable cost financially

Many years ago I started taking the donkeys into the hospice soon as it opened and still do and help as much as we can

then I went to a carehome of my friend I realised the joy they brought so many

we help local events in the areas

we purchased a van not posh but adequate

so we could go further out with our lovely donkeys

we have very high insurance costs to do all this and require council licence last year we took in extra donkeys requiring high vet bills

we now have 11 donkeys in our care plus pet pony

we have to work very hard to keep everything running and I now am 71years old and often doing 4 long walks a day with people from all over the country that travel to walk our donkeys which helps give me funds to do all we do to help people

it’s so enjoyable to see peoples faces

we have so many that want to come see the donkeys to help with the wellbeing

many will tell you how much better they feel once with the donkeys

we are trying to raise funds for mud mats for the field as it’s very dangerous also to try to rent a barn two days a week so we can carryon with the donkey therapy through the winter months

we are very restricted as we are not allowed any building to do this in due to council or hold any events at the field

we know so many people still need our help and our donkeys love people

our resources are stretched to limit now and the walks will be too cold for people

so we can rent in nearby village premises but at the moment we have not got funds we can spare as our donkeys welfare has to come first

we are now in the process of obtaining charity status

This is to help secure the future of the donkeys long term care

I hope to go on as long as possible but we take every day as it comes

we have to keep proving we can take. £5000 each year

I walked so much from last June 2024 up until now to raise that money , we need a way of helping people we do lots with mental health patients

only yesterday we had patients from Cambridge hospital come along to be with the donkeys for rehabilitation

our donkeys have people from all over the country come spend time with them or we go out to organisations to help