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Do you need donkey advice or have a donkey question?
and check out our Donkey Helpline! like Michelle Eberly recently did! What's the question we are asked most frequently? How much will it cost to adopt a donkey from TPDR? Our adoption fee is normally $650.00, although occasionally a donkey may be priced a bit lower. The fee could also be adjusted upward depending on the training to ride/and or drive that animal has had while here. The adoption fee always covers all vaccines, farrier work, current coggins, registration fee and castration. The fees associated with transportation of adopted donkeys are NOT included in our adoption fee.
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Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue is operated by volunteers who are committed to Donkeys and giving them a second chance, a Turning Pointe, in their lives.
Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue became a reality in October 2004 when an enthusiastic group of people got together and decided that many nice donkeys were unwanted, unappreciated and often found themselves in the meat pen at an auction.
We are a Michigan based non profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of miniature, standard and mammoth donkeys.
Our objective is to promote the humane care and proper training of these long ears and to provide the public with a better understanding of their true nature
Our efforts will be directed towards rescuing donkeys, and the education of perspective and current donkey owners.
Donkeys come to the Rescue from a variety of difficult situations. They will be matched with the most compatible, compassionate and supportive environment.
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There is no
character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by
ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance:
his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all
the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead
of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in
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**Official Notice**
Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue does not necessarily support any political issues that may be on a sponsor's site or any website that we have linked to. It is not the policy of Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue to endorse or become involved in political issues.
Turning Pointe is currently forming a list of volunteers to transport adopted donkeys in and out of state. Please call Sharon Windsor at 517-623-0000 to find out more!
I lost my job
my boyfriend thinks
the donks are slobs
I didn't know
they'd need the vet
and shelter when
outside was wet
They were so cute
when young and furry
but now they must go
in a hurry
They're big! they eat!
and require care
I'm getting allergic
to the hair
What was a lark
is now a bore
I don't want to do
any more donkey chores
I've let them get
out of control
they have no manners
help save their souls
I swear I'll take them
to an auction
if you don't fix
my misdirection I can not wait
to get them away
You must take them in
and let them stay
So please come now
and pay a fee
to care for
my irresponsibility.
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Turning Point was once again invited to the The Colorado Rocky Mountain Select Miniature Donkey Sale held annually in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Several years ago, hosts Loren and Marilyn Burlage incorporated a silent auction into their busy 3 day schedule that benefits us and all our long eared friends here at TPDR!
These are pictures of just some of the great items put on the Silent Auction. We wish to thank each and every one of the consignors for their wonderful contributions of the items up for bid. There was custom designed jewlery from Wyoming, and again a beautiful original painting from Kansas. What a great variety of donkey related items to bid on!
Please know that without the generosity of all you folks Donkey Rescue would indeed be in trouble. Due to the current economic climate, the need for your support has never been greater.
A huge "Thanks" to everyone that visited our booth at the sale and took some unique donkey items home with them.
As the president of Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue I frequently receive phone calls as well as emails criticizing "Breeders" Well this sale is certainly proof positive that Breeders and Donkey Rescue have a great allegiance. We are working together for our beloved long ears! Without the support of every one this would be impossible.
Thank you Loren and Marilyn for this wonderful opportunity to bring everyone together.
Sharon and the rescue donkeys at Turning Pointe!
A very special Thank You to Mike Reed of Asspirin Acres Miniature Donkeys in Vermont for transporting all of our "stuff "to the sale. We sure could not do it without him!
Pictured with TPDR member Toni Jones and a couple of Mike's new donkeys. The kind you don't have to shovel up after!
Check
HERE for some more great
Check here for to see some of the great items that were offered at the silent auction ! |
Check out our new Newsletter!!
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Last month
Air Zip
was adopted by Katherine Allen and family of Loganville, Georgia.
Katherine is an animal lover that happened to fall in love with a
mini mule named Granola and then set out to find her a buddy through
a rescue. She had previously been involved as a foster for cats and
dogs through her local rescue and decided that she would really like
to rescue a donkey instead of buying from a breeder.
Not only was it Air Zip's great luck to be selected as Granola's new mate, but it was also TPDR's lucky day, as one of Katherine's many talents include creating pretty awesome newsletters! Click here to
check our new TPDR Newsletter titled
Katherine is a graduate of the University of Michigan, loves to write, is a wife and busy mom of two children ages 7 and 4, and CEO of her own company! She loves animals and wanted to help TPDR in any way she could! Lucky for us!! She says: "I adopted Air Zip and I just love my minis. I think Sharon is wonderful and after my first conversation, I knew Zip was the one for me." :) |
Click here to check our newest
Newsletter or read some of our older versions:
Air Zip and Granola relaxing in Georgia
Click the photo below to view our great video!
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I found him on Good Friday 2002 at a large Indiana horse auction. He was in the kill pen. He was very dirty, very crippled behind, and very old.
He was timidly moving from corner to corner trying to keep away from the aggressive, mainly large draft horses also on their way to the killer.
I bought him that miserable day to give him a humane and peaceful death. Someone had loved him once. He was gelded, very well trained, and totally trusting of everyone. Someone had dumped this gentle old soul for the grand sum of $31.00.
On a Friday, exactly four months after Shaggy came to live with me, his time had come to say goodbye. I had gone to town to pick up the picture that you see here. I was gone about 30 minutes. He was fine when I left. When I got back he wasn't himself. He was lying on his side. I went to him, knelt down, and he quietly put his dear old head on my lap and died.
Thanks for waiting for me old friend. I didn't want you to be alone.
Sharon Windsor -------------------------------------
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On that Easter weekend in 2002, Sharon Windsor was already quite busy with her own miniature donkey business and kennel that she operates at her home in Dansville Michigan, www.akaradobe.net. But her future was about to change dramatically. The very day she found Shaggy in that filthy kill pen auction, she knew immediately that there would always be room both on her farm and in her heart for rescue donkeys. That one crippled old gentleman changed her future with donkeys. Now she provides a much needed home for many discarded, abandoned and sometimes abused donkeys while they are rehabilitated and a new home is found for them. She also continues to raise her own herd of donkeys separate from TPDR, although they all live together with her on her Central Michigan farm
People are ALWAYS asking us ....why is there a need for Donkey Rescue? Hopefully reading Shaggy's story and seeing a photo of this gentle guy that was discarded in a kill pen will help answer that question!
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Please consider a Donkey Sponsorship for your special occasions gift giving. It's the perfect gift for birthdays, anniversaries and other special days all throughout the year! Click here to find out how to give a sponsorship! With your help, we can keep these donkeys fed and cared for until their forever home comes along!
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Often we have new donkeys that come to us and for various reasons, they are not yet available for adoption. We know from numerous conversations with previous adopters and other followers of our rescue that many people watch the progression of certain animals. As a result of this, we have started a new section of our website for our "Donkeys in Rehab" or our "Works in Progress" This page will highlight our long eared friends that are not quite ready to leave the rescue and go to their forever homes. Click here to find out more!
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INTACT JACKS ARE NEVER SUITABLE AS GUARDIAN ANIMALS !!!
They frequently injure and sometimes KILL the very sheep and goats they are supposed to protect. This certainly does not indicate that the donkey is a bad tempered animal. It simply means that he is a dominant, un-castrated male doing what is very normal jack behavior. Much more information on this subject is available from American Donkey And Mule Society. www.lovelongears.com
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**Official Notice**
Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue does not necessarily support any political issues that may be on a sponsor's site or any website that we have linked to. It is not the policy of Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue to endorse or become involved in political issues.