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As you’ll see below, I’ve included some wonderful new photos from the Sanctuary. Unfortunately the awfully wet weather has continued in Israel (as it has in the UK) and created some challenging conditions at the Sanctuary with muddy paddocks. Our main concern is keeping the donkeys’ hooves clean and dry to prevent disease. We’re planning […]

I’m very pleased to bring you an update from Andy, our CEO, about the proposed redevelopment of the Sanctuary. You may remember that last autumn, we were well on our way to finding a new site to move to, but sadly the events in Israel put this plan on hold. Andy and the Trustees have

My name is George Russell and I’ve had the honour of being a trustee of Safe Haven for many years, seeing the incredible impact we’ve had in caring for donkeys over in the West Bank and Israel. But today I want to share with you the harsh reality for people and donkeys who work in the brick kilns

Over at the Sanctuary – a bit like here in the UK today – it’s been incredibly wet weather. As soon as it’s dry enough, improvements to the site will begin, with a first priority of improving the fencing, followed by updating the quarantine and hospital areas. We will bring you an update on this soon. Meanwhile it’s

News from Israel This week, after Dr Eliran finished vaccinating all the donkeys against tetanus and rabies, the team gave the sanctuary a deep clean to keep everything hygienic for the donkeys and to discourage flies – as well as being harmful to the donkeys, flies can be a real nuisance to the neighbours who

News from Gaza Last week, we told you about the animal food and medication purchased for Sulala, the only registered animal rescue organisation in Gaza. We hoped to bring you news by now but as we write, the food and medication is still waiting at the Rafah border crossing as there is a backlog of

News from Gaza Safe Haven for Donkeys and Animals Australia have teamed up to send desperately needed animal food and medications to the only registered animal rescue organisation in Gaza. Sulala Animal Rescue looks after abandoned and unwanted cats, dogs and donkeys has been appealing to organisations around the world to help them get vital

News from El Saf, Egypt In our first update of the year, we’d like to show you our work by the team out in El Saf, Egypt. Since the launch earlier in 2023, they have made incredible progress – all thanks to your support. We are delighted to share that Dr Shaaban and the rest of the

As we draw near to Christmas we’d like to reflect on the amazing progress we’ve made this year – all thanks to your support. Thanks to you we have been able to fund a third mobile vet team in the West Bank. This has meant we can cover a far wider area and help so many

News from our mobile vet teams in the West Bank You may remember the donkeys shown below – Dr Rakan visited the foal and its mother back in June. The foal has grown so much. You can see some photos below from all of our mobile teams in the West Bank. Dr Rakan visited the Balata