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Tuesday 8 augusT 2017
Visit the New Aruban Donkey Sanctuary in Bringamosa!

BRINGAMOSA - After al- of new facilities: six stables
most 20 years at Santa Lu- for sick or pregnant don-
cia, it became high time keys, who may be nursed
for the Aruban Donkey and taken care of in a safe
Sanctuary to move to a environment.
newer and larger area to The stables are baby-proof,
house its 130 donkeys, so so that newborn donkeys
last year the new Donkey can take their first steps
Sanctuary’s doors at Brin- there. There is also a don-
gamosa opened wide for key aid station for veteri-
all to enjoy! The new open- nary treatments and den-
ing hours are from 9am tistry; they can be washed
to 4pm, every day of the there too, if necessary. A
week. donkey KIA (prison) will in-
The move was unavoid- carcerate the animals that
able, as the herd had be- are not 100% to be trusted;
come so large that it had these are often donkeys
to be housed at three dif- with traumas following
ferent locations. At Bringa- abuse or an accident.
mosa all the donkeys are There is also a spacious
together, plus there are lots location for donkey feed,
running water and electric-
ity; especially water is a first
necessity for the donkeys.
For guests there is a cozy
visitors’ center where one
can have a cold drink and
an ice cream on the cov-
ered porch, buy a souve-
nir in the shop and make
a stop at the restrooms.
All this makes a visit to the
Aruban Donkey Sanctuary
worth your while.
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
Cruz 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 wel-
come from 9am until 4pm.
Please come!
For more information, call
593-2933, or visit www.aru-
bandonkey.orgq