Donkeys

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’

‘Vets with Horsepower’ raise £60,000 to fund equine ambulance and help other good causes

Charities dedicated to helping injured horses in the Gambia and retraining racehorses in the UK are among those benefiting from the fundraising

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

TK Maxx withdraws donkey oil cosmetic from sale due to welfare concerns

Equine welfare charity Brooke challenged the high street retailer to investigate the sourcing and treatment of the donkeys used as ingredients in the cosmetics product

Donkey rides return to British beach after 25-year absence

“I wanted to find a way to combine my love of being with animals and working with children”

Outrage over video showing live donkey fed to tigers *warning: upsetting footage*

The donkey was pushed off a ramp into the tigers' enclosure, where it died some 30 minutes later

Slaughterhouse closures ‘huge step’ towards halting donkey skin trade

The Donkey Sanctuary said the news is “huge step towards stopping donkeys falling victim to the unsustainable trade”

'We're smitten': watch as two-week-old donkey foal wins hearts

"To say his arrival has caused a lot of excitement would be an understatement"

Charity calls for action over fears donkeys are being 'bludgeoned to death' for skin trade *warning: upsetting image*

“Action must be taken now to curb this trade, in the interest of both animal and human welfare”

'Legendary' donkey dies in his 40s

“He became infamous amongst the local press and equestrian community”

Police appeal after donkey savaged by dog

The donkey's knee was "bleeding profusely"

'She has really fallen for Hamish': rescued beach donkey finds new lease of life

Former beach donkey Lottie has been taken on by the Flicka Foundation Donkey Sanctuary

Sanctuary 'devastated' by loss of oldest donkey

Whiskers, 48, died last month after a serious bout of colic

Runaway donkeys found thanks to social media appeal

Mediterranean miniature donkeys Cassie and Caspar went missing from Surfleet farm shop

Helpless injured donkey rescued from busy highway

The donkey was standing in the carriageway being passed by traffic with a bleeding cut to his shoulder

Donkey foal found savaged by wild animal

The filly was found with more than a dozen bite wounds

From delivering butter to meeting royals: legendary donkey dies aged 38

Throughout his long life, Porridge helped Brooke raise nearly £150,000

Seaside donkeys driven from their home by vandals

The donkeys' owner has moved them out of town so they "won't be pestered and terrorised again"

Shocked farmer finds donkey stallions among cattle

A farmer in the Scottish Highlands discovered the donkeys when checking on his herd

'I thought I'd seen it all': mine donkeys found in desperate state

Animals were found carrying "astonishingly" heavy loads and were exhausted and dehydrated. Many also had slit nostrils and were lame