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Wednesday 14 June 2017
Visit the New

Aruban Donkey

Sanctuary in

Bringamosa!

BRINGAMOSA - After al- visit to the Aruban Don-
most 20 years at Santa Lu- key Sanctuary worth your
cia, it became high time for while. Not everything is
the Aruban Donkey Sanc- 100% finished, but there is
tuary to move to a newer more than enough ready
and larger area to house to adequately welcome
its 130 donkeys, so last year visitors. Depending on our
the new Donkey Sanctu- finances, the rest will be
ary’s doors at Bringamosa completed `poco poco’;
opened wide for all to en- the cost alone of fencing
joy! The new opening hours in a 120.000 square-meter
are from 9am to 4pm, ev- area with donkey-proof
ery day of the week. fencing is enormous. It is,
The move was unavoid- however, necessary, as
able, as the herd had be- roaming donkeys are a
come so large that it had hazard in traffic.
to be housed at three dif- The new Donkey Sanctu-
ferent locations. At Bringa- ary has it’s start on a terrain
mosa all the donkeys are that is rented cheaply from
together, plus there are lots the government. It is cur-
of new facilities: six stables rently 22.000 square meters,
for sick or pregnant don- but the remaining docu-
keys, who may be nursed ments have been signed
and taken care of in a safe and then the donkeys will
environment. have 120.000 square me-
The stables are baby-proof, ters to play in: eight times
so that newborn donkeys bigger than our current lo-
can take their first steps cation at Sta. Lucia, where
there. we housed our donkeys at
There is also a donkey aid no cost during the past 20
station for veterinary treat- years courtesy of the Paris
ments and dentistry; they family.
can be washed there too, It would be very nice if
if necessary. A donkey KIA you came by to meet the
(prison) will incarcerate the donkeys in their new habi-
animals that are not 100% tat; it could be an edu-
to be trusted; these are of- cational way of spending
ten donkeys with traumas your free time. Enjoy sip-
following abuse or an ac- ping your drink or eating an
cident. There is also a spa- ice cream at Bringamosa.
cious location for donkey Take the road at your left
feed, running water and to Frenchman’s Pass when
electricity; especially wa- coming from Santa Curz
ter is a first necessity for the and take a left again as
donkeys. soon as you can. From
For guests there is a cozy there you will find signs how
visitors’ center where one to find our new Donkey
can have a cold drink on Sanctuary. You are more
the covered porch, buy a than welcome from 9am
souvenir in the shop and until 4pm. Please come!
make a stop at the rest- For more information, call
rooms. All this makes a 593-2933. q