In June, we were alerted by a member of the public to 6 donkeys that were in a field in the South of France (location cannot be disclosed for privacy reasons) that had feet in poor condition, obviously having not been trimmed for some time.
We have been in constant contact with the DDSV for the area concerned and are now happy to report, following 3 visits from one of their officers, that the...
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Wonderful news to report, Ruby and Ebony are now safely ensconced in their new home!
I was a bit apprehensive about loading them as the last experience they had of that was the dealers from the market, but I’m so proud of them both, they marched straight on. Ruby was a bit upset to begin with as she was too weensie to see that Ebony was on the other side, but she settled down, and they...
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Firstly, we were delighted to receive some great photos of Nanette in her home in the Limousin. If you can remember back to June when we first rescued Nanette, you’ll recall the terrible curled up feet that prevented her from being able to walk very far and how malnourished she was.Four months on and Nanette is like a different donkey. We are very grateful to the guardians that take on...
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Sometimes when owners can no longer care for their horses,ponies and donkeys they gift them to an association like ERF.
Why….? So they can be found a new home under contract to the association which safeguards their future for life. Individuals who, for whatever reason, give their equines for free to other individuals always run the risk of the animal being passed on to who knows...
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Our two gorgeous girls Ruby and Ebony, rescued from a market back in April, are now looking for Guardians to care for them throughout their lives. Although we hate to say goodbye to them, they are now both confident enough to move on to new loving permanent homes, which will enable us to help other equines in need.
We feel that as Ruby is still slightly wary of strangers, probably from some...
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Our beautiful Nanette landed well and truly on her hooves this week when she left us to live with her new guardian Caroline in the Limousin.
Cast your minds back to the curly hooved, poor looking donkey that was on her way to be made into sausages….just look at her now!
We can’t thank Caroline enough for offering Nanette such a wonderful pampered new life. We look forward to hear...
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