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Thursday 31 augusT 2017
Visit the New Aruban Donkey Sanctuary in Bringamosa!

cation 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 don-
keys in their new habitat; it
could be an educational
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 Cruz and take a left
again as soon as you can.
From there you will find
signs how to find our new
Donkey Sanctuary.
carcerate the animals that You are more than wel-
are not 100% to be trusted; come from 9am until 4pm.
these are often donkeys Please come!
with traumas following For more information, call
abuse or an accident. 593-2933, or visit www.aru-
There is also a spacious lo- bandonkey.orgq

BRINGAMOSA - After al- the new Donkey Sanctu- The move was unavoid-
most 20 years at Santa Lu- ary’s doors at Bringamosa able, as the herd had be-
cia, it became high time for opened wide for all to en- come so large that it had
the Aruban Donkey Sanc- joy! The new opening hours to be housed at three dif-
tuary to move to a newer are from 9am to 4pm, every ferent locations.
and larger area to house its day of the week. At Bringamosa all the don-
130 donkeys, so last year keys are together, plus
there are lots of new fa-
cilities: six stables for sick
or pregnant donkeys, who
may be nursed and taken
care of in a safe environ-
ment.
The stables are baby-proof,
so that newborn donkeys
can take their first steps
there. There is also a don-
key aid station for veteri-
nary treatments and den-
tistry; they can be washed
there too, if necessary. A
donkey KIA (prison) will in-