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Tuesday 4 July 2017
Visit the New Aruban Donkey Sanctuary in Bringamosa!

BRINGAMOSA - After al- keys, who may be nursed
most 20 years at Santa Lu- and taken care of in a safe
cia, it became high time for environment.
the Aruban Donkey Sanc- The stables are baby-proof,
tuary to move to a newer so that newborn donkeys
and larger area to house can take their first steps For guests there is a cozy in a 120.000 square-meter roaming donkeys are a
its 130 donkeys, so last year there. There is also a don- visitors’ center where one area with donkey-proof hazard in traffic.
the new Donkey Sanctu- key aid station for veteri- can have a cold drink on fencing is enormous. It is, The new Donkey Sanctu-
ary’s doors at Bringamosa nary treatments and den- the covered porch, buy a however, necessary, as ary has it’s start on a ter-
opened wide for all to en- tistry; they can be washed souvenir in the shop and
joy! The new opening hours there too, if necessary. A make a stop at the rest-
are from 9am to 4pm, ev- donkey KIA (prison) will in- rooms. All this makes a
ery day of the week. carcerate the animals that visit to the Aruban Don-
The move was unavoid- are not 100% to be trust- key Sanctuary worth your
able, as the herd had be- ed; these are often don- while. Not everything is
come so large that it had keys with traumas follow- 100% finished, but there is
to be housed at three dif- ing abuse or an accident. more than enough ready
ferent locations. At Bringa- There is also a spacious to adequately welcome
mosa all the donkeys are location for donkey feed, visitors. Depending on our
together, plus there are lots running water and electric- finances, the rest will be
of new facilities: six stables ity; especially water is a first completed `poco poco’;
for sick or pregnant don- necessity for the donkeys. the cost alone of fencing

rain that is rented cheaply
from the government. It
is currently 22.000 square
meters, but the remaining
documents have been
signed and then the don-
keys will have 120.000
square meters to play in:
eight times bigger than our
current location at Sta. Lu-
cia, where we housed our
donkeys at no cost during
the past 20 years courtesy
of the Paris family.
It would be very nice if
you came by to meet the
donkeys in their new habi-
tat; it could be an edu-
cational way of spending
your free time. Enjoy sip-
ping your drink or eating
an ice cream at Bringamo-
sa. Take the road at your
left to Frenchman’s Pass
when coming from Santa
Curz and take a left again
as soon as you can. From
there you will find signs how
to find our new Donkey
Sanctuary. You are more
than welcome from 9am
until 4pm. Please come!
For more information, call
593-2933.q