Ireland
Veterinary Surgeon
RSS News - Ireland - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 11:42
To further support our role in providing care to donkeys and mules in the ROI, UK and overseas, we are recruiting a Veterinary Surgeon. You will be based at The Donkey Sanctuary in Mallow Co. Cork and you will provide high quality veterinary expertise to donkeys across the Republic of Ireland whilst managing a team of veterinary nurses and support staff to ensure the effective day to day management of the veterinary service.
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Irene and Rua find a loving foster home
RSS News - Ireland - Fri, 03/09/2010 - 11:56
In January 1997 thirteen donkeys were rescued from appalling conditions in Co Wexford. Many of the mares in this group were in foal when they came in and subsequently gave birth here at The Sanctuary.
Lorraine gave birth to Jacinta one of our adoption donkeys and Tiffany, who we featured on our website recently, gave birth to Noelie and are now in a new foster home in Co Mayo.
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Mini Marathons
RSS News - Ireland - Fri, 20/08/2010 - 13:26
We are appealing for runners/walkers/joggers to take part in the up coming Ladies mini marathons.
- Register online for the Tipperary Mini Marathon Sunday 19th September 2010 at 2pm in Thurles.
- Register online for the Evening Echo Mini Marathon Sunday 26th September 2010 at 1pm in Cork city.
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Donkey Day at The National Museum of Country Life
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 17/08/2010 - 12:34
The Donkey Sanctuary in Cork will host the second annual Donkey Day at The National Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co Mayo on Thursday 19th August 2010 from 11am to 4pm.
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Tiffany and Noelie settle into their foster home
RSS News - Ireland - Fri, 06/08/2010 - 12:14
We’ve decided to give you an update on Tiffany and Noelie who travelled to their new home in Co Mayo earlier this year. Their new foster mom Margaret sends us regular updates and we are very grateful to her for this.
She tells us that they have become real pets however Tiffany is still a little shy with strangers and Noelie is very protective of her.
They live in a lovely paddock adjacent to Margaret’s home and after a shaky start with Rusty the dog they are now good friends.
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Aoife and Kate visit Uncle Sam
RSS News - Ireland - Thu, 05/08/2010 - 16:28
Little Aoife and Kate O’Connor visited The Donkey Sanctuary to meet with the colt foal they called Uncle Sam. You may remember, we ran a competition to name this little foal that was born on 4th July 2010.
The O’Connor children were the lucky participants whose chosen name was drawn and now this little fellow is getting to know his new name.
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Quality Time Volunteers
RSS News - Ireland - Wed, 28/07/2010 - 11:25
We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible people with their own transport who are willing to give some quality time to our resident donkeys. Suitable applicants will receive training and be accredited to work in pairs on our farms in Liscarroll - the most suitable farm for each person will be selected by our experienced trainers.
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Our little colt foal has been named
RSS News - Ireland - Wed, 21/07/2010 - 15:49
Our appeal to supporters to name a little colt foal who was born here at the Sanctuary on 4th July this year has been very successful and today Paddy Barrett, our PR Manager, has drawn the winning entry.
The winning name given to the little colt is "Uncle Sam" which was chosen by Kate and Aoife O'Connor from Co Kilkenny. The girls will receive a certificate and a colour photograph of "Uncle Sam".
The name is very appropiate since our "Uncle Sam" was born on the 4th July - American Independance Day.
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Little Samantha's Make a Wish Visit
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 20/07/2010 - 15:28
Little Samantha Cassidy (aged 10) from Massachusetts, USA suffers from a very serious illness so The Make a Wish Foundation offered to grant her greatest wish. It turned out that Samantha really wanted to visit her adopted donkey Timmy who lives here at The Donkey Sanctuary with the other adoption donkeys.
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Free donkey foot care film for farriers
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 20/07/2010 - 12:13
The Donkey Sanctuary has recently launched a new short film that provides visual and technical support to farriers about donkey foot care.
An introduction to Donkey Foot Care is free to all farriers and industry apprentices and has been produced by the donkey-welfare charity to pass on the latest advice based on their own experiences in the care and management of donkeys. The film also identifies key differences between horses’ and donkeys’ feet.
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Rare opportunity to name a beautiful colt foal
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 06/07/2010 - 11:32
This beautiful little colt foal was born at The Donkey Sanctuary on Sunday 4th July 2010 and really needs a name. We would like our supporters to name this foal, and to make sure everyone is in with an equal chance of naming the foal we have kept it really simple.
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Free day of information and advice!
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 06/07/2010 - 10:44
Do you want to know what to feed your youngster, or discover how to keep your geriatric donkey in tiptop condition? Then Sunday 11th July 2010 is a day not to be missed.
The course will be held at the Airfield House Trust, Kilmacud Road Upper, Dundrum, Dublin 14 from 11 am to 4 pm.
Whether you have recently acquired your donkey, are thinking of purchasing one in the future, or have been looking after them for years, The Donkey Sanctuary invites you to come and join their experts in donkey care and nutrition for a free day of information and advice.
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Donkey Medicine and Surgery Workshop
RSS News - Ireland - Fri, 02/07/2010 - 09:50
This one day workshop is a continuing education course open to veterinary surgeons only which will be held on Wednesday 13th October 2010 at Liscarroll, Mallow, Co Cork from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm and will cover a variety of equine topics, with particular reference to the donkey.
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Laboratory Assistant - Fixed Term
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 22/06/2010 - 16:07
We are looking to recruit a fixed term, part time, Laboratory Assistant working 22.5 hours per week until Friday 24th September 2010. You will assist with the general running of the Pathology Laboratory and research projects. You must have previous experience of laboratory work and have some equine knowledge.
For further information, including a job description, please download the application pack.
Closing date for completed applications: 12.30pm, Wednesday 30th June 2010
If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please download the Application Form.
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You can make a difference
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 15/06/2010 - 10:51
Please support us by making a donation.
Mossie was found in a dreadful state. His hooves were severely overgrown and he was covered in mud.
Despite all this, his faith in humans hadn’t been lost. When our welfare team found him, he was so friendly and happy to see people - it was heart warming.
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Abandoned donkeys
RSS News - Ireland - Mon, 14/06/2010 - 16:18
This year we have seen a massive increase in abandoned donkeys throughout the country. Some of these donkeys are fit and healthy but due to the economic situation have been left in fields and on the side of the road to fend for themselves. Others are in terrible condition with overgrown hooves, matted coats, skin conditions and sarcoids.
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Free Donkey Health Care Day (Stage 2)
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 25/05/2010 - 16:50
To those of you who wish to learn about being a first aider to your donkey we invite you along to our first Donkey Health Care Day. This follows on from the Basic Donkey Care Course and equips you with some very useful advice on how to keep your donkey in tip top health.
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Isolation Unit full to capacity
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 25/05/2010 - 16:11
61 donkeys came into our Isolation Unit this week... some of them coming from very sad situations where their owners loved them but for various reasons could not look after them any more.
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Tiffany and Noelie leave for new home in Co Mayo
RSS News - Ireland - Tue, 25/05/2010 - 09:58
Tiffany and Noelie left this week for their new home in Westport, Co Mayo. There was a lot of work involved in getting these two ready for foster. First they had to be medically fit to make sure they were in tip top shape for their journey. Then our grooms and quality time volunteers worked tirelessly on them to make sure they would be social and easy to handle for their new fosterers - last minute checks are always taken to make sure all is well.
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Three donkey foals lucky to be alive
RSS News - Ireland - Wed, 19/05/2010 - 12:22
Three young foals called Tai, Jai and Kai came into our care last November along with another young foal after their owner tried to sell them at a fair in Co Galway. As the owner failed to sell them, a concerned donkey owner bought the foals because of the condition they were in. Since he was not in a position to keep the foals, he immediately contacted The Donkey Sanctuary and our Welfare team made arrangements for the foals to be collected.
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