Mamaku Rehoming Centre

Contacts

• Pauline Sainsbury, 896B State Highway 5, RD 2, Rotorua 3072.
  Phone 027 6985262 Email [email protected]
• Alan Baguley, 763D White Pine Bush Road, RD1 Whakatane.
  Phone 07 3129828 or 027 2923675 email [email protected]

Donkeys we have helped

Biskit

Bisket was a seven year old unhandled stallion jack and quite a challenge for Pauline. Biskit was haltered for the first time when she went to collect him and it was a mission to get him into a float with the help of friends, but he travelled well to the Manuku Donkey Sanctuary and Rehoming Centre. Pauline’s vet gelded him a couple of days later and though it went well he fell and had a massive bleed necessitating a return of the vet. While sedated Pauline and the vet trimmed his long curling hooves. He has had a very rough time but is making progress. Pauline has taught him to lead and tie up and she is teaching him to pick up his feet so that they can be cleaned and trimmed regularly. Biskit does not know what carrots, apples or hard feed are, making catching him all the harder but she says he will come around. She is going into the paddock with him four or five times daily and says he will make a nice donkey

Donkeys at Mamaku

Rosie

Rosie and her daughter Lily were picked up near Tokoroa by Mamaku RRC & Sanctuary, their owners were selling up and moving to warmer climates. 

Rosie is in her thirties and her daughter Lily in her twenties. Their owner loved these two donkeys and their grandchildren used to ride them. They did own a third donkey, an elderly jack stallion called Horace. The owners wanted to keep him to run with the bulls and their dairy cows. Horace is well looked after and his owners will keep him after they have moved. Horace was quite relieved to not have two dominating jennies boss him around, so now is happy chilling out.
When Rosie and Lily arrived at Mamaku both appeared to be doing well so were wormed, but after a few days Rosie came down with colic. After several vet visits Rosie pulled through then Lily came down with colic, but in spite of several vet’s visits and medications Lily did not respond and sadly was put to sleep.
Rosie is still grieving and at the moment prefers to be on her own with other donkeys over the fence.
We are giving her special care to brighten her up and she is enjoying her nice warm hard feeds three times a day with access to hay.
She is a lovely elderly donkey who trots up to her bowl of goodies for breakfast, lunch and tea. She will remain at Mamaku Donkey RRC and Sanctuary.
She will be appreciated and loved and will remain with Pauline. Rosie is now helping to educate Rotorua Intermediate School children who visit her four times a year. Rosie gives to children and these children give to Rosie.

Bisket was a seven year old unhandled stallion jack and quite a challenge for Pauline. Biskit was haltered for the first time when she went to collect him and it was a mission to get him into a float with the help of friends, but he travelled well to the Manuku Donkey Sanctuary and Rehoming Centre. Pauline’s vet gelded him a couple of days later and though it went well he fell and had a massive bleed necessitating a return of the vet. While sedated Pauline and the vet trimmed his long curling hooves. He has had a very rough time but is making progress. Pauline has taught him to lead and tie up and she is teaching him to pick up his feet so that they can be cleaned and trimmed regularly. Biskit does not know what carrots, apples or hard feed are, making catching him all the harder but she says he will come around. She is going into the paddock with him four or five times daily and says he will make a nice donkey