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Tuesday 11 July 2017
Visit the New Aruban Donkey Sanctuary in Bringamosa!

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