The Donkey Sanctuary

administrator · 02-26-2007, 03:25 PM

From the Sydney Morning Herald blog:

Generally, reviewers and music industry hangers-on get a free seat at the gigs of touring artists. But not the Irish crooner Damien Rice, who played the Enmore Theatre last week and whose songs some will remember from the film Closer. Rice requested that all "guest listers" pay $10 to the charity of his choice, a donkey sanctuary in south-west Ireland. His promoters say it's "a comfortable home for over 600 donkeys which have been mistreated, neglected or simply retired from work. For many donkeys it is the first time in their lives that they have felt loving hands and heard quiet voices. Since opening in 1988 over 2000 animals have been taken in and cared for. No donkey will ever be refused." Some VIPs got angry and refused to be gouged, donkeys or no donkeys. Only in the music industry

This is the donkey sanctuary's website. I think that some proceeds at Damien's Big Tree stage at the Electric Picnic last year also went to the donkey sanctuary.

Wheels · 02-26-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by administrator

Some VIPs got angry and refused to be gouged, donkeys or no donkeys. Only in the music industry

Yikes... V.Inconsiderate.Ps...

mickey13086 · 02-26-2007, 06:52 PM

that is awesome that he does that.

Gatsby · 02-26-2007, 06:59 PM

my friend has a donkey in that sanctuary that he sponsors on a regular basis.
i think its a great idea. donkeys kick ass

FightthegdFight · 02-26-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Revelate

donkeys kick ass

nice play on words.

Ships_Were_Sailin · 02-26-2007, 07:38 PM

hehe, nice bit of info there, nice to see damien has got the donkeys back...s

SisterMidnight · 02-26-2007, 11:09 PM

um i think it's just you..

that's an interesting charity, i've never heard of a donkey sanctuary before.. though folks have them for exotic animals alot here in the US because people adopt them and then can't handle the care requirements

as a former humane society worker i approve

wanderer · 02-27-2007, 03:28 PM

Yeah, I mean I've heard of things like monkey sanctuarys, but never donkey ones.

hollowrose · 03-02-2007, 04:41 PM

I saw a show on this sanctuary
aww the poor guys

Spamlet · 03-04-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wheels

Yikes... V.Inconsiderate.Ps...

Yeah it's fittingly ironic that asses should further bring out the ass-hole in such people.

That said, the pic of the sanctuary manager with his pets on the front page of the site is rather unfortunately posed.

This is how rumors spread.

borneoman · 03-04-2007, 04:10 PM

We've had something similar in Catalonia, Spain. They're trying to 'save' the Catalan Donkey from extinction. They even had these Donkey stickers that everybody was putting in the car...

02-26-2007, 03:25 PM	#1
administrator forum administrator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,480	The Donkey Sanctuary From the Sydney Morning Herald blog: Generally, reviewers and music industry hangers-on get a free seat at the gigs of touring artists. But not the Irish crooner Damien Rice, who played the Enmore Theatre last week and whose songs some will remember from the film Closer. Rice requested that all "guest listers" pay $10 to the charity of his choice, a donkey sanctuary in south-west Ireland. His promoters say it's "a comfortable home for over 600 donkeys which have been mistreated, neglected or simply retired from work. For many donkeys it is the first time in their lives that they have felt loving hands and heard quiet voices. Since opening in 1988 over 2000 animals have been taken in and cared for. No donkey will ever be refused." Some VIPs got angry and refused to be gouged, donkeys or no donkeys. Only in the music industry This is the donkey sanctuary's website. I think that some proceeds at Damien's Big Tree stage at the Electric Picnic last year also went to the donkey sanctuary. __________________ Keep checking the news page for all the latest Damien Rice news.

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mickey13086 Eskimo with a name..Chris Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Niagara Falls, NY Posts: 438	that is awesome that he does that. __________________ ...won't you my love... MySpace

02-26-2007, 06:59 PM	#4
Gatsby Eskimo Regular Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,809	my friend has a donkey in that sanctuary that he sponsors on a regular basis. i think its a great idea. donkeys kick ass __________________ "Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further…And on fine morning - So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." https://www.twitch.tv/simonjmusic

02-26-2007, 07:38 PM	#6
Ships_Were_Sailin Eskimo Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK - The part that has no music scene what so ever Posts: 1,094	hehe, nice bit of info there, nice to see damien has got the donkeys back...s __________________ *Its been years since ive heard from my transistor radio* Yet i keep going to where it seems i'm meant to go

02-27-2007, 03:28 PM	#8
wanderer Eskimoness Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 40	Sanctuary Yeah, I mean I've heard of things like monkey sanctuarys, but never donkey ones. __________________ www.myspace.com/equalkarma

02-26-2007, 11:09 PM	#7
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	um i think it's just you.. that's an interesting charity, i've never heard of a donkey sanctuary before.. though folks have them for exotic animals alot here in the US because people adopt them and then can't handle the care requirements as a former humane society worker i approve

03-02-2007, 04:41 PM	#9
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	I saw a show on this sanctuary aww the poor guys

03-04-2007, 04:10 PM	#11
borneoman Insane Eskimo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,151	We've had something similar in Catalonia, Spain. They're trying to 'save' the Catalan Donkey from extinction. They even had these Donkey stickers that everybody was putting in the car...