Maramunda and her owner are both quite elderly and feeling the effects of advancing years! Her owner asked if we could take care of 31year old Maramunda and so we collected her on 18th January 2012. Bless her, she has foot problems and arthritis but with plenty of TLC, some medication and a nice rug to keep her warm she is already feeling a little more comfortable.

Georgie II is about 21 years old and, like Kykkos, belonged to a very elderly man – 90 years old! He was also a working donkey but due to his owner’s age, needed a bit more care. His owner asked if we could give him a home and we collected him on 19th January 2012. A little bit more weight and he will be perfect!

Kykkos was born around 1990 and has been a working donkey nearly all of his life. His elderly owner contacted us asking if we could take Kykkos as the donkey was now too old to work and his owner was finding it difficult to look after him. He has been well cared for and, after his arrival on 21st Dec 2011, is now out of his Isolation period and making lots of new friends!

Sixteen year old Tom was already known to us. Two years ago his owner contacted us asking if we could help sort out a problem with his donkey’s knee. Luckily we could and so Tom came to us for an operation and spent several weeks at Vouni recovering.

PRESS RELEASE from The Donkey Sanctuary
13 October 11

International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary is today celebrating as a new system of fines brings hope of improved conditions for donkeys and mules working as tourist taxis on the Greek island of Santorini.

Andrew Judge, The Donkey Sanctuary’s Head of European Operations, explains:

Donkey Sanctuary (Cyprus) supports the campaign of El Refugio Del Burrito against the cruel use of a donkey in the Spanish Fiesta. You can also support El Refugio del Burrito on its campaign against the cruel use of a donkey in the Spanish Fiesta.

The Donkey Sanctuary (Cyprus) is supporting Animals Angels in its campaign to limit the travel time for all animals being transported for slaughter to 8 hours. We have campaigned for years to improve conditions for donkeys and mules transported for meat and we along with many other welfare organisations want to see a limit imposed.

Please click on this link www.8hours.eu and sign the petition supporting the limiting of the 8 hour transport rule.

Xenophon was a working donkey in a village near Agros, in the Limassol district. Born around 1992 he was used for working in the fields carrying panniers of grapes and olives for his owner. Unfortunately his owner fell and broke her leg very badly and ended up in hospital. As is often the case nowadays, the lady’s family didn’t live close by and were unable to look after her donkey. Also she was finding it very difficult to get a farrier to trim his hooves and so she asked Donkey Sanctuary (Cyprus) if we would take her donkey.