Donkeys
Neko
Neko, a 10-year-old donkey, was rescued from an auction where he was at risk of going to slaughter. At intake his hooves were curled from lack of care. He is a sweet boy who loves cuddles!
NAla
Nala was rescued in November of 2021. She went from an auction to a kill pen, on the path to slaughter. She came to the Sanctuary alongside her pasture mate Neko. At intake she was extremely skittish, especially when it came to men. She also had overgrown hooves. After a month in quarantine Nala started to trust humans.
When she was moved to the Sanctuary, she started to brey. After years of not feeling comfortable to call and make her sound, she did and it was quite a surprising sound. As she became stronger and more confident, she would call every time her feed was coming, and she really started to trust people.
Nala now loves to greet people in hopes of a cookie. She is extremely sweet and loves scratches on her tail head.
Irvin
Irvin is the pillar of Solstice Sanctuary. He was our first official rescue and takes his title seriously. Irvin was saved from an auction in April of 2021. He spent three weeks in quarantine before he arrived at the Sanctuary. At intake Irvin was extremely underweight, suffering from a respiratory infection, covered in lice and he had sustained an eye injury. We believed him to be about 7 months old.
Irvin was extremely weak and needed our help to get out of the trailer. As he started to feel better, we started to see the real donkey underneath. He was full of SASS! To this day he still thinks its ok to bite people. Irvin is silly, talkative, lively, opinionated, and a star on the Dodo! He has two videos where his story is featured on the Dodo.