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Application for Trigger and Sparky

The Donkey Trust is assisting Pauline Sainsbury by providing this online application to adopt Trigger and Sparky through its website. Any decision made regarding the future home of Trigger and Sparky is Pauline Sainsbury’s decison alone. There is no involvement of the Trust.

Apply to Adopt Trigger and Sparky

Name
First Last
Date of Application
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Phone
Email
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Required References
Name of Vet
First Last
Name of Vet Practice and Location
Phone
Email
Please indicate if you are:
- Currently using this vet
- This is a new vet
If this is a new vet, please provide contact details of your previous vet
Please provide contact details of your farrier
First Last
Phone
Email
Property Details
Do you own or lease a lifestyle block or farm (the property)?
How big is the property in hectares?*
Do you live on the property?*
- Yes
- No
If no, who will be responsible for the donkeys when you are not there?
Boundary Fence - is it in good repair and escape proof?*
- Yes
- No
Type of Fencing on your land?
- Plain Wire
- Barbed Wire
- Permanent Electric
- Temporary Electric
- Timber Post & Rail
Type of Land*
- Low
- Flat
- Wetland
- Steep Hilly
- Rolling
- Rough
- Open
- Wooded
- Scrubby
Water
- Dams
- Troughs
- Bore Water
- Creek/River
- Town Water
Pastures*
- Lush grass - you will need to ensure donkeys have limited access
- Natural native grasses
- Combination of the two
Shelter/Yarding*
- Shed
- Stable
- Natural shelter of trees and gullies
- No shelter
- Stand off yard (hard surface where donkeys can get off muddy ground)
Is there 24/7 access to shelter?*
- Yes
- No
If no shelter, will you build a shed?*
- Yes
- No
Will you provide a rug for your donkey?*
- Yes
- No
Describe your Shelter including size
Experience
Have you had any experience handling donkeys/mules and/or horses?
- Yes
- No
If yes, please provide details
Details of your current donkey(s) if any
How long have you owned your current donkey(s)
Sex of current donkey(s) (Jenny, Gelding, Jack) and ages
Temperament
- Quiet & friendly
- Difficult
- Unhandled
Condition
- Thin
- Good
- Fat
Education - check as relevant
- Easy to catch and tie up
- Easy to pick up feet and trim
- Easy to worm
- Easy to lead
Proposed care of new donkey
Will you provide hay and straw for your donkey?
- Yes
- No
Who will feed your donkey everyday?
Who will remove the donkey manure from its shelter and pasture each day?
How often will the donkey be fed and what will it be fed
How often will you have a farrier trim its feet?
How often will you plan on worming the donkey?
Will you be getting a fecal count before worming?
How big are the paddocks in which you intend to keep the donkey?
What other animals will share paddocks with your donkeys and/or be rotated with your donkeys
Describe any debris in the paddock/pasture such as limbs, metal, glass, rubbish, etc
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