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Tuesday 24 January 2017
Come and Visit Buri at the Aruba Donkey Sanctuary!

BRINGAMOSA - We would can play all day long. And
like to introduce Buri to they love living there: they
you, one of the donkeys are well-cared for, they
that find a home at the are fed and watered and
Aruban Donkey Sanctuary. when they are sick the
He owes his name to the vet is called. Yes, they are
fact that he was found in expensive customers for
Sjabururi. That in itself is quite the sanctuary.
a story. At first catching him The volunteers are trying
was a breeze: together to cover the various costs
with someone from the with all kinds of activities
fire brigade we lured him and the sale of great
into a garden, but then donkey memorabilia in
the main artery in an old the shop. Fortunately,
wound in his behind burst there are also visitors who
and it became a bloody wish to adopt a donkey,
situation. who buy something at
Once in the trailer the vet the donkey shop or who
was called and he came make a donation. Thus
in to stitch the wound and they help support us.
remove a rusty can from Everyone is welcome to
one of his hind legs. When visit the sanctuary, located
Buri was healed he jumped
the gate and disappeared our gate. Because we had a chip from the vet
in the cunucu. What we had no idea who it was, as well. And yes: Buri and
did not know at the time we looked for a chip. We Mystery Man proved to
was that the vet had could not find one, so we be one and the same. We
provided Buri with a chip. baptized him Mystery Man had not recognized him as
Years later a gorgeous, and chipped him. Two he had a reddish fur at the
castrated white donkey years later we discovered time; now he was very light
was standing in front of that Mystery Man already in color.
cARNIVAL sCHEDULE

This beautiful donkey has in Bringamosa, which has
jANUARY been provided with a opening hours from 9am
until 4pm, every day of
chip, just like all the other
2017 donkeys. On the chip is the week. Entry is free of
information
about
charge and one can enjoy
the
donkey and its medical
or a refreshing ice cream.
history. The donkeys at a soft drink, a cup of coffee
FRIDAY 27 SATURDAY 28 the sanctuary have a lot For more information, call
of friends with whom they
593-2933.
Aruba’s 59th Grand Tumba Contest
Children & Youth
Queen Election & Show
7:00 p.m at 7:30 p.m at
Aruba Entertainment Center Aruba Entertainment Center

SUNDAY 29 TUESDAY 31

Children & Youth Calypso Calypso & Roadmarch
& Roadmarch Contest Contest Pre-Finals Day 1

6:00 p.m at 8:00 p.m at
Carnival Village San Nicolas Carnival Village San Nicolas