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LOCALFriday 1 April 2016
With their new location in Bringamosa:
Aruban Donkey Sanctuary Inhabitants to Enjoy Spacious Facilities
BRINGAMOSA - After al-
most 20 years at Santa Lu-
cia, it became high time for nursed and taken care of
the Aruban Donkey Sanc-
tuary to move to a new
and larger area to house
its 130 donkeys. The move
is scheduled to take place
on April 2 and 3; these two
days the sanctuary will be
closed, but on April 4 the
new Donkey Sanctuary’s
doors at Bringamosa will
open wide. The new open-
ing hours are from 9am
to 4pm, every day of the
week.
The move was unavoid-
able, as the herd had be-
come so large that it had
to be housed at three dif-
ferent locations. At Bringa-
mosa all the donkeys will
be together, plus there will
be lots of new facilities:
six stables for sick or preg- ments and dentistry; they cious location for donkey
nant donkeys, who may be can be washed there too, feed, running water and
if necessary. A donkey KIA electricity; especially wa-
in a safe environment. The (prison) will incarcerate the ter is a first necessity for the maining documents have
stables are baby-proof, so animals that are not 100% donkeys.
that newborn donkeys can to be trusted; these are of- For guests there is a cozy
take their first steps there. ten donkeys with traumas visitors’ center where one
There is also a donkey aid following abuse or an ac- can have a cold drink on
station for veterinary treat- cident. There is also a spa- the covered porch, buy a
souvenir in the shop and
make a stop at the bath-
rooms. All this makes a
visit to the Aruban Don-
key Sanctuary worth your
while. Not everything is
100% finished, but there is
more than enough ready
to adequately welcome
visitors. Depending on our
finances, the rest will be
completed `poco poco’;
the cost alone of fencing
in a 120,000 square-meter
area with donkey-proof
fencing is enormous. It is,
however, necessary, as
roaming donkeys are a
hazard in traffic nowadays.
The new Donkey Sanctu-
ary is going to make a start
on a terrain that is rented
cheaply from the govern-
ment. It is currently 22,000
square meters, but the re-
been signed and then the
donkeys 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 Bringamosa.
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 welcome from 9am
until 4pm. Please come!