The Sanctuary Annual Review 2012 Our work and Achievements in “I love everything 2012 and Strategy for 2013 about donkeys. Contents They are noble, Donkey Sanctuary facts and statistics (Pages 4 - 5) hard-working Message from the Chief Executive (Page 7) and loyal animals Rescue and Rehoming (Pages 8 - 9) Donkeys in the Community (Pages 10 - 11) and yet at the Donkey Assisted Therapy (Pages 12 - 13) same time humble. Veterinary Excellence (Pages 14 - 15) The future: ’s Strategy for They have served 2013 (Pages 16 - 17) mankind in so many Thank you (Pages 18 - 21) ways for so long, Financial Summary (Pages 22 - 23) asking very little in return. It pains my heart to know they are open to abuse.” Anna Reinbergen, supporter.

2 3 DONKEY SANCTUARY FACTS AND STATISTICS

27 project countries worldwide The Donkey Sanctuary supports projects to relieve the suffering of donkeys and mules in 27 countries worldwide; including sanctuaries across Europe and major projects in , , , and Mexico.

15,500 donkeys 5,500 donkeys and 46,000 Donkey 6 Donkey Assisted 530 volunteers and mules provided mules currently in Assisted Therapy Therapy Centres giving The Donkey with a sanctuary for care at sanctuaries Sessions held for open seven days a Sanctuary the life over the last 44 and foster homes in children and adults week in , precious gift of time. years. the UK, Ireland and with additional needs. , Birmingham, mainland Europe. Manchester, Leeds and Belfast.

200,000 visitors 1,500 donkeys in 1,000,000 25 overseas mobile 5 overseas each year to The caring foster homes. donkeys within reach teams working clinics providing Donkey Sanctuary’s of our international to alleviate the hospitalisation to sick headquarters in projects every year. suffering of sick and injured donkeys. Sidmouth. and injured donkeys through veterinary care and preventative treatment and working in partnership with donkey-owning communities to help 4 them deliver better 5 care themselves. MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

I would like to open by saying a big big thank you to all of our supporters and sponsors for their fantastic support during 2012. Despite the ongoing poor economic climate your continued generosity has resulted in The Donkey Sanctuary achieving its highest ever annual income total and consequently we have expended even more on our work worldwide. We had entered 2012 with some uncertainty. It was the first full year without our beloved founder, Dr MBE, who had sadly passed away the previous May; we had merged our smaller sister charity the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST) into The Donkey Sanctuary; the economy was poor and the survival of the Euro appeared in jeopardy. Yet despite all these concerns we were able to carry out all of our planned activities and in fact we feel confident enough about the future to expand our operations internationally. In summary our income for the year was £27.1 million, up £1.3 million (5%) on 2011 on a like for like basis. Our expenditure was £26.3 million versus £24.3 in 2011, with only 14 pence in the pound being spent on fundraising and governance. rewarding work of donkeys improving the lives of and Unfortunately in Ireland we continue to see a bringing so much enjoyment to children and adults with large number of donkeys being abandoned mainly by additional needs. The donkeys also benefit from the unscrupulous breeders and dealers. Whilst we still have activity they so obviously enjoy. some space to take in donkeys and mules in need it is Now entering a sixth year of economic hardship we getting tougher as this poor economic climate continues. have come to the conclusion that it is going to remain This has resulted in a push during 2013 to increase the difficult for some years to come and that our strategy number of donkeys going out to loving foster homes. going forward must recognise this. At the same time Surprisingly the number of donkeys relinquished to us on we look to expand our operations internationally, in an the continental European mainland has remained lower effort to grow our sphere of influence as the Centre of than expected. Excellence for donkeys and mules around the world. In Throughout 2012 we worked either directly, or with some areas we are also looking into how we can enhance like minded animal welfare partners, in 27 countries the value of the donkey by introducing donkey assisted around the world, most in the developing nations. Within therapy activities for children and adults with additional our own projects we reached over 400,000 donkeys needs in countries where severe hardship is already a through our fixed base and mobile veterinary clinics major part of everybody’s life. We do believe that donkey and through our community education programme we numbers being relinquished to us in the now believe that we reach areas where circa 1,000,000 and the rest of Europe will start to diminish as was seen donkeys can be found. All of our veterinary interventions in 2012 and was the experience prior to the economic and community education activities are treated as downturn that started towards the end of 2007. This will a teaching opportunity to veterinarians, veterinary enable us to concentrate on many more of the 50 million students, owners, handlers, children and the community plus donkeys and mules in need around the world. in general. We could not carry on helping hundreds of thousands Specific focus is being given to harnesses and harness of donkeys and mules worldwide each year without your making, hoof care and equine dentistry. The correct continued support and generosity, for which all of us here attention in these three areas alone can significantly at The Donkey Sanctuary sincerely thank you. We know improve the life of the donkeys and through this the lives it is all worthwhile when we read your letters, emails and of their owners and handlers. Facebook and Twitter comments and when others in The integration of the formerly named EST into the the world of animal welfare give you recognition for the work of the charity went very smoothly. We renamed contribution you make to improve the lives of animals the activities at the six centres in the United Kingdom worldwide. This was demonstrated recently when The “donkey assisted therapy” and rebranded each centre: Donkey Sanctuary was awarded the Carole Noon Award The Donkey Sanctuary – assisted therapy unit. All are for Sanctuary Excellence by the Global Federation of open seven days a week to the public, to enable people Animal Sanctuaries, the first time awarded to a United not only to visit the donkeys, but also to see the very Kingdom charity. Thank you so much. 6 7 RESCUE AND Case study 1: Case study 2: Case study 3: REHOMING Mules Fostering rescue - Betty

Giving unwanted, neglected and abandoned donkeys the lifelong care they need At our farms and holding bases across the UK, Ireland, , , , , , and , donkeys and mules impacted by the economic crisis needed our help on an unprecedented scale in 2012. The trend of extensive abandonments in Ireland continued unabated, with donkeys left to fend for themselves on waste ground, roadsides and in industrial estates. Sadly the theme of donkeys being ‘surplus to requirement’ was reflected throughout Europe and the UK, with owners no longer able to care for their animals having no one to turn to but The Donkey Sanctuary. As a result we took a further 700 donkeys into our care this year, which presented a significant challenge, not least in terms of finding space to house them! We were forced to be creative, converting storage barns into Pupils from St Edwards C of E School with donkey housing on our UK farms; no mean feat during Sophie Carter, with Ballymac the mule. Maco and Joop. the wettest summer the UK has seen in 100 years. Meanwhile in Spain we created two new Isolation Units to accommodate and rehabilitate the continuous flow Mules are so often misunderstood as stubborn, The Donkey Sanctuary’s fostering scheme is one of When our welfare officer accompanied an RSPCA officer of new intakes who had frequently been traumatised by aggressive or unpredictable - but here at The Donkey our most important initiatives. Donkeys and mules are on a complaint following a tip off from a member of neglect and abuse. Sanctuary we have come to love them, following over bright, inquisitive and playful creatures, and whilst we do the public, they found Betty in pain and alone, with no Happily, despite recession, storms, floods and even twenty years of getting to know them at our farm in our best to keep them happy and engaged on our farms, access to shelter or water. Her hooves were extremely a fire at our Cyprus sanctuary, we were able to care for Tedburn St Mary. In 2012 we took care of over 130 we know that they are best served by becoming part overgrown, and she was suffering with an infestation of 5,500 donkeys and mules throughout Europe in 2012, mules who would otherwise have been homeless, and of a family, receiving as much one on one attention as lice and painful rainscald. The RSPCA removed Betty and give a further 1,500 donkeys homes with caring the farm staff there have come to understand and value possible. on welfare grounds and immediately signed her over to foster owners. these creatures’ sensitivity, intelligence and character. In 2012 Joop and Mary were fostered by St Edwards The Donkey Sanctuary, but for a while we feared that That said we also have a healthy respect for their C of E School in Rochdale. The lives of both donkeys and her trauma would prevent her from ever being truly well individuality – football helmets and body padding have children have been transformed as a result. again. Thankfully over the last nine months, thanks to come to play a key role in training the animals to accept Headteacher Lynne Coxell said: the loving care and expertise of our grooms and vets, veterinary care and grooming. “Fostering Joop and Maco is one of the best things Betty has made a full recovery. Only seven years old we “Mules are challenging yet rewarding creatures the school has ever done. Not only does the animal hope she is at the beginning of a long and happy life. to work with. They teach you the art of patience...... contact help the children learn and understand about She is now ensured sanctuary for the rest of her days and once you have learnt this they let you in to their empathy and the environment, but spending time with under our care; either in one of our farms, or if she is way of thinking.....Only then will they reward you with the donkeys is incredibly therapeutic for both staff especially lucky, with suitable foster owners. their trust. It’s well worth the wait!” and pupils. The donkeys are so popular that we have Town Barton Mule Behaviour Trainer, Sophie Carter. no shortage of volunteers to groom and walk them each morning before school and even at weekends! Joop and Maco are a fantastic asset to our school and the children’s lives and we all love looking after them.”

8 9 DONKEYS IN THE Case study 4: Case study 5: COMMUNITY Bullo reaching out in Romania

With the current economic downturn hitting the developing world with devastating consequences, the work of our International Team was more pivotal than ever to donkey owning communities around the world this year. In the course of 2012, we reached over a million donkeys and mules via our permanent and mobile clinics, and community education programmes. It would be impossible to list all of the teams’ activities, but here are a few selected highlights. Our harness making workshops continue to make a dramatic difference to working donkeys across our major project countries. In Kenya in 2012 we took this concept even further, where in Nairobi, four donkey owners who had attended a harness training course in 2010, helped us to provide training to a further 24 owners. By training donkey owners to become experts in harness making and other important welfare issues, we are able to reach and save many more donkeys than if we were to depend on direct influence alone. In Ethiopia we have introduced, the community and schools education programme to influence owners and users to care better for their donkeys. It includes a variety of initiatives such as self-imposed legislation to restrict donkeys’ working hours and empathy development which are now incorporated into school exams. In Egyptian brick kilns good harness making became more widespread, as owners began to see the benefit

of maintaining healthy, wound-free donkeys thanks Bullo with Woyessa and his family. Misu recuperating, following the attack. to our harness workshops and welfare clinics over previous years. Meanwhile in rural communities in Egypt, owners continued to respond positively to the teams’ Bullo is a highly valued member of his Ethiopian There are an estimated 30,000 donkeys in Romania, the participatory educational approach. We met one young family, and it is thanks to ongoing Donkey Sanctuary majority of which are working donkeys, assisting their boy in Oussem who still had a leaflet from a school community education that he is viewed this way. His owners with vital farming and transport tasks. We run a donkey welfare class three years earlier. He continues to owner, Woyessa, was one of the first donkey owners mobile veterinary service to help them, which goes out handle his donkey gently and encourages his friends to of his village to accept the advice of the Sanctuary. every week from our Cernavoda refuge. Veterinary care do the same. He is now the charity’s voluntary donkey-welfare club here is very hard to access and without the support of In India, we trained donkey owners to identify and leader for his village, which has a population of about our mobile clinic these donkeys would almost definitely treat common illnesses themselves; preparing them to 180 working donkeys. He facilitates the Sanctuary’s receive no treatment at all. receive and use basic medical kit boxes like those we had veterinary clinics at his homestead and provides training Two years ago our vets came across a donkey called installed in brick kilns in and around Ahmedabad. In 2012 to other owners including how to identify illness and Misu, who had tragically been stabbed behind his ears. we extended our reach to Bijapur, nearly 100km from disease, give simple treatments and improve pack saddles Misu’s owner Gheorghe was devastated. Misu was one our project in Solapur. Training of this kind is extremely and harnesses to reduce wounds. Woyessa and his family of the family to him, and is essential to their livelihood by important, especially after identifying that colic is a major have embraced a new way of caring for Bullo and as a selling cheese produced by a small number of goats that concern in the area. In September the Solapur team result he is a happy and healthy donkey. he keeps in the hills overlooking the Danube. Gheorghe conducted an in-depth session on the causes, prevention explained that Misu brings food up the hill for the goats, and treatment of colic with the local community. saying “Without Misu we could not feed our animals. In 2012 The Donkey Sanctuary’s international teams Without our animals, this family would starve.” worked either alone or in partnership with others in Our vets have been checking Misu ever since they 27 countries around the world, and all our projects are gave him his first desperately needed treatment for the vital to the lives of donkeys and the people who rely on damage to his head and ears, ensuring that his wounds them for their survival. Whilst working conditions can are healed, his hooves are trimmed and his teeth are in be challenging, and the problems we see or experience good condition. Misu is now strong and healthy again, difficult to witness, every day we feel privileged to help and Gheorghe and his family’s living is secure. these hard working donkeys, along with the people who depend on them so heavily.

10 11 DONKEY ASSISTED case study 6: case study 7: THERAPY De-Shai’s story Foster donkeys bring hope

In January 2012 The Donkey Sanctuary was delighted to We feel incredibly lucky to be able to work with and bring into its family six Donkey Assisted Therapy Centres help children like De-Shai, and our gentle riding-therapy in Sidmouth, Ivybridge, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham donkeys love our little visitors even more than we do. and Belfast through merging with its sister charity, The The charity’s Donkey Assisted Therapy activities are Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys. not limited to people with additional physical needs. Our Over many years we had watched the incredible donkeys also bring joy and solace to those who have impact Donkey Assisted Therapy can have both on suffered stress, trauma and social isolation; whether people with additional needs, and the rescued donkeys it be to children in Romanian orphanages, the elderly who work with them and knew that by bringing the two in residential homes, young people trying to find their operations even closer we could add strength to each way in life, or soldiers suffering from injuries and post other whilst at the same time saving on operational costs traumatic stress. and resources. During 2012, the centres have given an astonishing 46,000 therapy sessions to children and adults with additional needs. They have also shared their expertise with our international teams to help them launch outreach Donkey Assisted Therapy initiatives in Romania, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere. For example in Mexico, our team helped develop a Donkey Assisted Therapy pilot project in San Luis Tepulco in partnership with the Mexican Association of Animal Assisted Therapy (AMTAE), to help children improve life skills by improving their interaction with donkeys. It has been inspirational this year to witness the tangible benefits that therapy with our gentle and patient donkeys can bring. We look forward to a long and productive future of promoting the important role that De-Shai at our Birmingham Donkey these remarkable creatures can give to humans in need Assisted Therapy Centre. Micheal Leatham with Dottie and Spud. if given the opportunity. Our Donkey Assisted Therapy centres are open to the public 7 days a week – so come De-Shai has become a regular and much-loved guest at The Vision of Hope is a centre in Wales helping young people and see for yourselves! Donkey Sanctuary’s Assisted Therapy Centre in Birmingham. get back on their feet after having a difficult start in life. De-Shai was involved in an accident and tragically The centre is also a fully-fledged foster home to six of lost his left leg at the age of three. When he first arrived our donkeys; Dottie, Shadow, Spud, Rosie, Parsley and we wondered if he would ever be able to ride, because Henry, who literally help turn people’s lives around. without his leg it seemed unlikely that he would be able Like many residents at Vision of Hope, Micheal to balance in the saddle; but our team found a way for has taken part in our donkey care courses to hone his De-Shai to sit on the donkeys. Whilst De-Shai still skills; so much so that he now manages the care of all needed a lot of help and support, we were so pleased the donkeys at the centre. This brings him great joy, when his core strength, posture and head-control began confidence and pride. to improve. Now, through his incredible hard work and Spud, in particular became a saviour to Micheal determination, with the riding instructors at his side, whenever he needed to feel less alone. Micheal told us: De-Shai is not only riding on the donkey as it walks – but “I can honestly say if it wasn’t for the donkeys, he loves trotting too! especially Spud, I wouldn’t be here today. They helped Amber, De-Shai’s riding instructor told us: me so much in my life, helped me turn my life around “De-Shai absolutely loves riding our donkeys. One from drugs and crime, so all I want is to help these of his favourite games is a hand-to-eye coordination humble animals.” activity where he rides over to a letter box in the arena, and, with the support of staff, guides a letter through the slot. We print off his favourite characters from the children’s channel Cbeebies and sing some of the theme music for him. He doesn’t really speak but he will give us such beaming smiles that we know he is having fun.”

12 13 Veterinary Case study 8: Case study 9: Case study 10: Excellence Coco Junior vets day Sharing best practice in China

Keeping Donkeys Happy and Healthy The Donkey Sanctuary prides itself on being the international centre for excellence in aspects of donkey and mule-related health; improving knowledge and practice in the veterinary care of these animals. Throughout 2012 we continued to be active in our role spreading best practice amongst veterinary establishments and practitioners all over the world. A key theme for the year was educating owners, vets, equine dentists and farriers in the differences between donkeys and other equines. Non-invasive research into donkey health and welfare was a primary focus this year as we continued to seek new solutions to issues and disorders that have a negative impact on donkeys and mules. To progress this objective in 2012, we developed a dedicated area on our website tailored for veterinary professionals to serve as an information resource for best practice and cutting edge research. Specific Donkey Sanctuary funded research projects in the year included a study in to sarcoids in our donkey herd in Italy, lice prevention and treatment, parasite control and management in the UK, Italy and Ethiopia, African horse sickness in Kenya, and trypanosomiasis in The Gambia.

Alongside our programmes of academic research, we Coco recovering at Brookfield Farm. Jason James enjoying some veterinary training. Ajide Tuohuti on his visit to The Donkey Sanctuary. worked to actively share expertise via our international projects and partners in Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Egypt and Mexico. Here we operated a strategy of continual Coco, a 10 day old orphan foal was relinquished to us Junior Vet Days were a new venture for the Charity Ajide Tuohuti from the Xinjang province in China was professional development; evaluating global veterinary following the unfortunate death of her mother. Having in 2012, and the large waiting list of prospective sponsored by his government to spend six months competency and continually adjusting and refining received intensive treatment at a local practice prior participants is proof of their popularity. In 2012 The learning about donkey welfare and how we care for approaches in order to increase the impact of our work. to her travel to she arrived at the hospital and Veterinary Team hosted three days where groups of 15 and manage donkeys in this country. China has one of For example in February we brought experts together continued on a regular 24 hour feeding programme. young people were given an insight into the work of our the world’s biggest donkey populations and, despite from three continents to develop a global strategy for To avoid Coco becoming too humanised, we promptly world-leading donkey veterinary department. Amongst the increasing mechanisation of farming, many families parasite control to cope with differing requirements introduced her to a surrogate donkey mare which has other activities, participants were taught how to give a in rural villages still depend on a donkey for transport. around the world, using data from applied research in worked out well. In time, Coco and her new mum will be clinical examination, inspect dentition, as well as learning We’ve been working with The Chinese Agricultural Ethiopia and Kenya. discharged and will join our resident mare and foal group about donkey bone structure and anatomy. As always, University to explore ways of improving welfare by at Brookfield Farm. however, the most effusive response from participants sharing our knowledge and experience with vets and Finally, with a current population of over 5,500 was simply spending time with the donkeys. animal welfare experts. resident donkeys and mules across our farms and holding “I enjoyed the whole day especially the bandaging. bases in the UK and Europe, our surgery schedule was I think the day couldn’t have been better. I particularly full in 2012 with an extensive programme of lifesaving enjoyed finding out about the theatre.” care and treatments; including sarcoid removal and Jason James aged 11. foot and eye surgery. Throughout September and October in particular our nursing team were kept busy with our annual resident herd vaccination programme. Approximately 1,700 equine influenza and tetanus vaccination boosters were given to provide our animals with cover against equine influenza which can be a very serious illness, especially for elderly donkeys. Tetanus in particular is an often fatal condition in unvaccinated animals.

14 15 The future: The Donkey of human beings. Proximity to these wonderful animals Sanctuary’s Strategy for 2013 is already transforming lives all over the UK and Ireland, There are estimated to be over fifty million and we very much hope to be able to introduce donkey donkeys in the world, one million of which At the same time as we look to expand our direct assisted therapy activities for children and adults with veterinary intervention and community outreach additional needs in countries where severe hardship is are currently within reach of our major operations internationally, we will work to grow our already a major part of everybody’s life. projects. In 2013 The Donkey Sanctuary will sphere of influence as the Centre of Excellence for Given that we are now entering a sixth year of donkeys and mules in educational and governmental worldwide economic hardship, we understand that this undergo an extensive and rigorous process establishments around the world. Partnership will expansion in our international operations must take to develop its next five year strategic plan, continue to be core to our approach at home and place in an exceedingly challenging environment. We overseas, where we will promote the vital role that believe however that the number of donkeys coming including establishing an ambitious new donkeys play in the economic lives and development into our care in the United Kingdom, was seen prior to vision for our work over the next ten years. of countries with working donkey populations, thereby the economic downturn that started towards the end of beginning to influence governments and opinion leaders’ 2007. This, combined with the incredible generosity of The core aim of this plan will be to reach attitudes to this most hard-working of beasts. our supporters, will enable us to reach out to many more We will also be further investigating and promoting of the 50 million plus donkeys and mules in need around substantially more animals, wherever they the powerful impact that Donkey Assisted Therapy can the world. are most in need. have on the physical, mental and emotional development

Vasile was starving with painful feet and dental problems until our vet Roxana gave him emergency treatments and brought him to the safety of our Romanian Sanctuary.

16 17 THANK you Case study 11: Case study 12: One and all Wayne’ shocking shorts QTVs

2012 has been a year of achievement for The Donkey Sanctuary; a year in which we reached more donkeys and mules in need than ever before, along with the families and communities that depend on them for their very survival. We have only been able to do this thanks to the tremendous working spirit and support of our staff, our volunteers and all those involved in donkey welfare amongst our partners throughout the world, who all have one common aim... improving the lives of donkeys and mules in need wherever they may be. We could not do any of this without the support of so many, and so we want to say thank you; thank you to the donors and volunteers who gave their time, money and energy to help keep us going in 2012; thank you to the kind friends who remembered us in their wills, to our wonderful Rosette Group for their incredible generosity, and to the companies, trusts and foundations who helped us with vital grants. And so from all at The Donkey Sanctuary, both four- legged and two...... Thank you.

Shocking Shorts in Yorkshire. Wendy Davenport at Sidmouth.

In 2012 Wayne Taylor raised £345 for our Donkey Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to come into Assisted Therapy Centre in Leeds by pledging to wear contact with a donkey will understand just how difficult ‘unbelievably shocking shorts’ to work every day in it is to walk past without stopping to give them a cuddle. the six months running up to Christmas. We thought The softness of their muzzles and their deep brown eyes Wayne was very courageous to carry out his ‘shocking are enough to melt anyone’s heart. The challenge lies shorts’ mission; not only for the strange looks he must when you try to multiply that by say, 388 - the number have received from co-workers, but also for braving the of donkeys we have at Paccombe Farm - we would never Yorkshire winter temperatures. Thank you Wayne! get any work done. So four years ago the Sanctuary set up a pilot scheme whereby volunteers could come along to one of our seven farms and spend valuable time giving donkeys what they crave the most... attention! The response was amazing and the trial went so well that it was renamed and the Quality Time Volunteer (QTV) scheme was born. At Paccombe Farm in 2012 we had 10 regular QTVs who devoted their free time to the donkeys; giving our donkeys an astronomical 999 hours of quality attention. Around all our farms in the UK and Ireland there are over 100 QTVs. Thank you.

18 19 Thank you to our Miss S M Ainsworth Mr J F Scott Thank you to the charitable trusts Rosette Group Ms V Alexander Mr J Shouler and foundations who supported Members in 2012 Miss R Antrobus Mrs I Silvester our work in 2012: Mr & Mrs D & G Archer Mr M Slade The Rosette Group is an exclusive Mrs I M Armitage Mrs R Smith-Levett A S Butler Charitable Trust group of higher level supporters Mrs M A Bamford Mr P Spivey Adam C I Naylor Charitable Trust who wish to be more involved in Mr R F Bean Mr A Staples Andrew Browning Charitable Trust the work of The Donkey Sanctuary Miss L Beesley Mrs M Sully Bartlett Taylor Charitable Trust and make a vital contribution to Miss M Beetham Mrs B E Thomas Betty and Stanley Abbett Charitable Trust the rescue and welfare of donkeys Ms L Bilek Mrs P Thomas Betty Woodrow Discretionary Will Trust both in this country and overseas. Mrs J Bordeleau Mrs M Thompson Donald Byford D Charitable Trust This special group was created as a Mrs J Brice Mr M Thorne Dziniak Charitable Trust for Animals way for us to say thank you to our Mrs E M Burns Mrs S Tomlin Eastlands Homes most generous supporters and with Mr B Carpenter Mrs B J Vesey Henrietta Kitching Will Trust the hope of building a stronger Mrs P Cooper Mrs S Webster J F H Wiseman Will Trust community of donkey enthusiasts. Mr & Mrs W H Crowley Mr & Mrs P S & M G Widdicombe James J Fattorini Charitable Trust Mrs J M De Raaf Mrs J B Williams Jane Hodge Foundation Miss R Denby Mrs J Young Karen Hanton Charitable Trust Mr J L Duffield Limoges Trust Mrs J Foster Loseley & Guildway Charitable Trust Mrs V Foy Marenjan Trust Miss P & Mr P French Miss Hanson's Charitable Trust Mr R Fuller Miss P L Russell Charitable Foundation Mrs W M Furlong Mr M E Knott 1998 Settlement Mrs F Gloag Mrs B M Richards Will Trust Mr C & Mrs L Green Mrs C M Paxton Deceased Charitable Trust Dr E S Harri-Augstein Mrs D M France-Hayhurst Charitable Trust Mrs M F Hawkins Mrs D P Shakespeare Charitable Trust Mr M Hay Mrs Jean S Innes Charitable Trust Miss R Hayward Mrs Norah Helen Spurway's Charitable Trust The John & Wendy Osorio Trust Miss A Howard Mrs Pauline Thomson's Charitable Trust The Joyce Cater Charitable Trust Mrs J Hukins Mrs S H Adlam Will Trust The Kathleen Patricia Underwood 2007 Discretionary Mrs S E Ingram Rock Charitable Trust Trust Mr & Mrs B Jacques So Hum Foundation The Latimer Charitable Trust Mrs S Jamieson The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Leigh Trust Mrs E Jefferson The Achurch Charitable Trust The Lord Austin Trust Mr D Johnson The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust The Michael Testler Charitable Foundation Mr H Jones The Ann Jane Green Trust The Mullion Trust Mrs Kernighan and Family The Anna Rosa Forster Charitable Trust The Myristica Trust Mrs S Kettle The Annandale Charitable Trust The Night Garden Charity Mrs M E Kimberley-Scott The Barbara Welby Trust The Pennycress Trust Mr J H Lanceley The Beryl Thomas Animal Welfare Trust The Professor D G Montefiore Charitable Trust Miss N Lavenu The Betty Kensit Fund The Rimmer Memorial Charitable Trust Mrs A Masson The Bewley Charitable Trust The Ronald Miller Foundation Mrs J McKnight The Broyst Foundation The Shirley Pugh Foundation Mr S Miller The Calypso Browning Trust The Sir James Miller Edinburgh Trust Miss M Mills The Coutts Charitable Trust The Smythe Kitson Trust Mrs L Milne The Diana Edgson Wright Charitable Trust The Sylvia Aitken Charitable Trust Mrs J M Nelis The Enfield Charitable Trust The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust Mrs J Newman The Finderman Charitable Trust The Tyldesley Charitable Settlement Mr R R Outten The Foresters Charity Stewards UK Trust The Tyler Charitable Trust Miss D Parker The Frederick and Phyllis Cann Trust The Valerie White Memorial Trust Mrs S Pearman & Mr J Russell The Gerrard and Audrey Couch Charitable Trust The Walker 597 Animal Trust Miss S J Price The Harry Bacon Foundation The Whaites Charitable Fund Mrs E Ramsay The H D and B Crompton Charitable Trust The White Foundation Mrs J A Rule The Icthius Charitable Trust The Woodcote Trust Miss K N Sage The Jane Margaret Errington Charitable Trust The Yvonne Flux Charitable Trust Mrs V R Saw The Jean S Innes Charitable Trust Tollemache (Buckminister) Charitable Trust Mrs H Schneider The Joan Turner Foundation Westmount Trust 20 21 financial Review

The financial performance of the charity and its subsidiary undertakings during the year was extremely encouraging some reorganisation of activity within our international projects which resulted in a slightly reduced cost of Working and accorded with the Trustees’ expectations. The position at the end of the year is regarded as very positive and Worldwide. provides a robust base from which the charity can extend its impact all over the world. We have already begun to see one of the many benefits of the merger with EST, the synergistic effect attached to sharing costs in providing our charitable activities. Whilst direct costs of providing our charitable activities remain Income Generation consistent with the prior year, the addition of donkey assisted therapy has the effect of spreading our support costs Total income for the charity and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2012 was £32.2m which includes over a larger number of charitable activities and hence you will note below that in some areas there are some minor the exceptional one off donation of £5.1m representing the fair value of net assets donated by The Elisabeth reductions in total costs when we make year on year comparisons with 2011. Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys following the merger on 1 January 2012. After removing the effect of this exceptional item income for the year was £27.1m (2011: £23.6m). The charity continues to strive to grow its income How your money was spent: in the face of a very challenging economic climate and during 2012, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, our income on a like for like basis grew by 5% compared with the previous year. 2012 12 Months to 12 Months to 31.12.2012 31.12.2011 Where our money came from: £’m £’m

2012 12 Months to 12 Months to Donkey care 5.7 6.1 31.12.2012 31.12.2011* Donkey welfare support 1.7 1.5 £’m £’m Training, education and awareness 0.6 0.5 Veterinary services and research 2.8 2.8 Legacies 18.0 17.3 Working worldwide 8.0 9.1 Donations** 6.7 6.1 Donkey Assisted Therapy* 2.9 - Investment income 0.5 0.6 Fundraising trading cost of goods sold 0.9 1.0 Trading company income 1.1 1.1 Cost of generating voluntary income 3.4 3.0 Other 0.8 0.7 Governance costs 0.3 0.3

Total 27.1 25.8 Total 26.3 24.3 ** Adjusted to exclude the 5.1m donation of net assets from (* Adjusted to exclude transfer of tangible fixed assets from The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys) * Restated for comparability on a like for like basis to include EST income (unaudited)

In 2012 our donation income grew by £0.6m (9%) on a like for like basis reflecting our continuing efforts to highlight Reserves donkey care and welfare issues to new audiences as we continue to develop new avenues of fundraising to increase The Trustees operate a reserves policy which they consider appropriate to ensure, barring unforeseen our donation income. circumstances, the continued ability of the Charity to meet its objectives. The Trustees are increasingly aware of Legacy income increased to £18m in 2012 (2011: £17.3m) an increase of 4% which includes the impact of the potential volatility of income levels and the significant proportion of the charity’s total income from legacies. In including those legacies relating to The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys. We are extremely addition, due to the fact that the charity makes considerable investment in projects outside of the United Kingdom, grateful to all who have remembered the charity in their will and whilst we acknowledge our success in generating the Trustees and Executive Team are mindful of the expenditure the charity incurs in local currencies funded legacy income we also understand the need to further develop this very important source of income. by monies received in sterling. The Charity aims to maintain, as far as it is possible, a minimum of free reserves Income generated from trading subsidiaries remained consistent with 2012 at £1.1m (2011: £1.1m), there were equivalent to at least one year’s expenditure coverage. limited opportunities for growth in trading during 2012 and we faced an extremely challenging summer season with As at 31 December 2012, the total value of unrestricted accumulated funds was £55.6m of which £19.9m the combined impact of the Olympics and some very poor weather conditions affecting trade. related to unrestricted income funds that could only be realised by disposing of tangible fixed assets held for charity use. A further £1.1m of funds are allocated for committed capital projects and £0.7m to intangible assets. The Charitable Expenditure resulting general fund of £33.9m includes £11.0m in respect of legacies of which we have been advised but for Expenditure on charitable activities accorded with the Trustees expectations and, after taking account of the newly which no income has yet been received. £33.9m or £22.9m (after deduction of residual legacy income yet to be incorporated donkey assisted therapy activities of £2.9m, total expenditure for the year including capital projects received) represents 17 and 11 months coverage respectively of the 2013 budgeted expenditure levels. The reserve grew to £26.3m (2011: £24.3m). reflects additional funding requirements of the Charity’s expansion plans over the coming five year period and forms As we see the rate at which donkeys are being relinquished beginning to fall from the peaks of 2010 and 2011 part of its strategic plan. the direct costs (before support costs) associated with our donkey care and welfare activities in the UK has remained consistent with 2011. We have added £2.1m of direct operational costs (before support costs) in respect of our donkey assisted therapy activities during the year and in terms of overseas expenditure 2012 saw the benefit of the weakness of the Euro against Sterling (hence making the Sterling equivalent cost of our European projects lower) combined with

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The Donkey Sanctuary (registered charity number 264818) and its sole corporate trustee, The Donkey Sanctuary Trustee Limited (Company number 07328588) both have their registered office at Slade House Farm, Sidmouth, EX10 0NU Incorporating: The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys (EST); The International Donkey Protection Trust (IDPT).