PAULIE, RED AND ROSE

These three gorgeous formerly wild donkeys were found at a livestock auction in California about to be bought by the kill buyer that frequents the place looking for cheap horses and donkeys to sell.  People don't eat donkeys but their hides have become in great demand particularly in China where they have been importing millions of donkeys annually to slaughter.  

Paulie, Red and Rose are not wild but not tame either.  They are friendly enough except when you try to catch them but they let you pet on them and will eat out of your hand.  The two girls, Rosie and Red, have BLM brands and Paulie isn't branded but may well be the son of one of the Jenny's as they are very bonded. We adore our snow donkeys and they are hardier and stronger and do better in the winter temperatures than some of the other domestic ones we have saved. Born to be wild. And now they are x

Mustangs & Burros Need Your Help

In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:

Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.

Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ​​ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.

You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121‬, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io

See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.