Dinkum and Padraig arrived in the UK yesterday - mum got a call to say that they were due in and in the afternoon another call to say that the good lorry had delivered them to Sussex. Dinkum is the brown donkey on the right. Padraig is the one on his own. Dinkum is 5 years old and Padraig is 3 years old.
They are going to be southern donkeys and are not making the long journey to Scotland. Mum has a very kind friend who is in charge of a big horse pony and donkey sanctuary in Sussex - Sussex Horse Rescue Trust - now I would change the name. It could be the Vodka Sanctuary or something like that, bit more zing to it.
Anyway Pauline has had her arm twisted - just like Helen at Scottish Borders Donkey Sanctuary - to take some donkeys, so she has the two boys....both with their bits on - mum says that will be short lived.....anyway we really look forward to hearing how they get on.
They were both saved only because a couple of very special people dug deep into their own wallets and helped pay for them - Step forward Kevin in Australia and Anne in the UK. Now Kevin is unlikely to meet his god-donkey but there is every chance that Anne may one day meet up with Padraig.
Mum did her usual stuff in getting publicity in the local paper for them, but she says maybe the credit crunch is biting as when she campaigned for little Vodka and Cazuax, she raised more than £400 from local paper, but this time £40! Maybe they just appreciate a quality donkey like Vodka, who knows, just disappointing when there are so many donkeys out there that need to be saved.
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