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Category Archives: Donkeys
Honoring Ferdinand
A sad event on the sanctuary. Our beloved donkey Ferdinand passed on October 18, 2020. Though we have been fortunate so far this year not to have wildfires near us, we had terrible smoke from the many fires burning in … Continue reading
Caerwyn Joins the Group
Caerwyn the goat has been eating separately from the rest of the sanctuary animals for the two years since his arrival at three weeks old. (See the earlier posts about him for why this was necessary.) As happens in journeys … Continue reading
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The Arrival of Caerwyn
I often get emails asking if I can take an animal or a bird who is losing a home, whose person is moving or died, who was thought to be a hen but turned out to be a rooster and … Continue reading
Peaceable Kindom
After many rainy days in January, we have emerged from the drought, for now, anyway. (In my view, water conservation should be part of life—honoring this precious resource by not wasting it.) All the animals are spending time lying in the sun. At … Continue reading
The Celestial Family
With the completion of the new fence on the lower five acres of the Animal Messenger Sanctuary property, I could welcome another resident: Celeste, the mother of the twins Sunshine and Moonglow. Sunshine was the little black lamb who came … Continue reading
The Arrival of Jasmine Pearl
On Thursday, April 28, at 6:45 am, a new messenger arrived on the sanctuary—Jasmine Pearl, a miniature donkey born to Lily Rose and Ferdinand. Nature is truly amazing. The little one was walking half an hour after being born. She … Continue reading
More Messengers Arrive
I thought two pigs from southern California would be the next animal messengers to arrive on the sanctuary. My go-between on that rescue disappeared, however, and I can only hope those pigs found another safe haven. I was still thinking … Continue reading
Fire!
The animals and I had to evacuate the sanctuary on 9/11 (is that date now a modern Ides of March?). When I went to bed on Thursday night, the Butte fire was burning an hour’s drive away from me. It seemed … Continue reading
A Day on the Sanctuary
People often ask me what the work on the animal sanctuary consists of every day. Here is the answer. Our day begins with morning feeding between 6 and 7 a.m. Before I go out to distribute hay to everyone, I prepare Pegasus’s … Continue reading
Pegasus in the Garage and a Baby Visits
Last summer, in the heat of the day, Pegasus could often be found in the chicken coop, probably because the screening kept the flies down. During the winter, however, the donkeys ate one of the wood walls (literally, ate it—I came out … Continue reading