The Donkey Sanctuary

Bans for those behind ‘brutal and needless’ attacks on beach donkeys

Members of the public captured footage of the donkeys being assaulted and upon the RSPCA investigating the donkeys were found to be living in filthy conditions

Authorities to improve conditions for Santorini’s working donkeys

Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos pledged improvements would be made to the working conditions for Santorini’s donkeys ahead of the next holiday season

Watch adorable donkey foal explore his new world

‘Even though Fudge is a young inexperienced mother, she bonded with her baby straight away and has been very loving and protective’

‘He’s just got enormous ears’: Rider’s wish to compete her dressage mule quashed

The rider had hoped to take part in team quest affiliated competition with Wallace The Great

Saved by the bottle: tiny donkey foal rejected by mother

Watch a video of the adorable foal, who has a lot to say for himself!

‘She is feeling her emotions now’: miniature donkey transforms woman’s life

When Emily first visited the Donkey Sanctuaryshe was not interested in the animals, but this soon changed...

‘Farewell our fluffy, funny friend’: sanctuary favourite dies aged 26

The former adoption donkey spent two decades delighting visitors and staff

Donkeys rescued from ‘farm of horrors’

It was one of the worst cases of animal neglect the team had seen

‘He’ll never be big, but he’s got a big heart’: tiny donkey transformed after rescue

The two-year-old gelding has put on 25kg – almost half his original body weight

Donkey blown up in Afghanistan ‘suicide mission’

The Donkey Sanctuary has condemned the attack

Adorable donkeys foals given a second chance

The four equines, Happiness, Geoffrey, Nincompoop and Bill, recently came into the care of the Donkey Sanctuary

'It’s just boiled donkey skin’: Chinese health officials rubbish ‘inhumane’ product

Demand for ejiao, derived from donkey hides, has led to the slaughter of millions of donkeys

Life ban for man who left donkeys in ‘agony’

One of the donkeys could not be saved and was put to sleep

Donkey dragged through ‘baying crowds’ in the name of culture

Charities are calling for an end to the ‘suffering’ caused by the festival

Donkey ridden by ‘drunk' man to be dragged through crowds at festival

Find out how you can help stop the practice

Hobbling donkey found in ‘shocking state of neglect’

Three-year-old Echo's feet were three times a healthy length

Anger at China’s action on ‘inhumane’ trade

There have been continued calls for a halt on donkey skin trade amid a tax reduction on hides

Donkeys give emotional support to young cancer survivors

‘I ended up talking about so much. It felt good to talk about these things and this really helped’

Donkeys in Tanzania are starving after rains fail

The Donkey Sanctuary is seeking donations to fund extra fodder to keep the donkeys, which are key to the local communities, alive

Tributes paid to cuddly, ginger biscuit-loving donkey, who won the hearts of visitors and staff

Basil was popular among staff and visitors