The Donkey Sanctuary

We are going on a school trip to the Donkey Sanctuary

Fran had visited the Donkey Sanctuary the previous week and so we decided that this would be a fitting location for the Summer School Trip for the Grade school student as it wasn’t too far away, was educational and me and Martin hadn’t seen it!

The Donkey Sanctuary is part of the University of Addis Ababa veterinary department and was founded by an English vet with its purpose to treat and care for sick donkeys.  Donkeys and horses are widely used in Ethiopia as beasts of burden and their care is neglected through lack of education by their owners.  The sanctuary has a surgery and runs a day clinic where people can bring their donkeys and horses for medical treatment.

Website for the Donkey Sanctuary

The children were very excited about going on a trip and for some, it was the first time they had been out of Nasret.  The day was a great success and Dawit and Stephanie plan to invite the Sactuary’s school visiting project to come and work with the children at the school in the future. 

Some of the donkeys being treated; the one in the front got bitten by a hyena.

A brilliant picture and yes the donkey is doing what you think it is!

Donkey Ambulance

Wall poster - education room

Wall poster -  education room

Operating Theatre

Retrieved form the insides of animals

Wormy things that donkeys may have

Fascinated Children

Here we all are!

Bye!

A van full of happy kids