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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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TPDR has once again been invited to the MJB Miniature Donkey sale to be held in Palmer Lake, Colorado on July 9th through the 11th. Check here for a great video capturing moments at the home of MJB Miniature Donkeys and the Colorado Rocky Mountain Select Miniature Donkey Sale held yearly in Palmer Lake and Castle Rock, CO.
Check here for some great photos from the 2009 sale
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Wishing longtime TPDR member Carol Smerling of Millbrook, New York a wonderful and happy birthday from all her friends here in Michigan!!!
We would like to take a few moments to say thank you to Carol for her long standing, and very generous support of our rescue!
Carol is pictured above with General Wilbur Smerling and shown below are her adopted TPDR long ears Binks and Alfie |
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Above, Wilbur enjoys a sunny New York day and below the Smerling equine gang line up for a formal portrait! |
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Deuce the spotted gelding came to TPDR only several short months ago as an aggressive young JACK that was determined to maim or kill the goats he was to protect. A much overdue gelding procedure took care of that issue!
And dear Harlan was just another unwanted donkey that had been dumped at an auction before the Scharps adopted him in August of 2008!
What a wonderful life the fellas are now enjoying with the Scharps of Big Rapids, Michigan. The boys have been assured a long and safe future with all three generations of their new family. Word is that little Eme is saving her money to get her very own donkey so she won't have to share with Grandpa Bob!
It just doesn't get any better than this!!!
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A very special thank you to everyone at ADMS for the great full page outside back cover of the January/February issue of The Brayer. It is much appreciated by all of us here at TPDR.
Donkeys pictured are upper right--TPDR Wes adopted by Jodi Geerlings of Holland, Mi.
And pictured at lower left--TPDR Bananas & TPDR Bonkers adopted by Monika Samaniego of Avoca, Mi.
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We received this belly deep in the snow photo of Marty from Alison Paczkowski of Long Island, NY.
Marty says "I left Michigan so how come we have so much SNOW on Long Island?? Can't wait to get to Kentucky"
Alison adopted Marty from us in March of 2008. Thanks for the great photo Alison!! |
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The Holiday season brings many thoughts to mind, but number one among them is our deep appreciation and thankfulness for all of the wonderful donations and support we receive not only at Christmas, but throughout the entire year. It is so easy to get caught up in the frivolity of this season but we try to never forget the many blessings that we are truly thankful for. Thank you to all of our wonderful adoptive families from 2009 and from every year before. Many special long ears now have forever homes thanks to you. We could not do it without you and would to thank all of our followers and supporters that have been with us through the years! THANK YOU!!! You all deserve special recognition as without your support it would be very difficult to continue caring for our rescue long ears during the current economic climate. We had one generous person donate farrier services, a very much needed donation of hay (we ALWAYS need hay!) and very important to us was Intervet's donation of vaccines earlier this year. Certainly the Colorado sale and the proceeds from the silent auction went a long way toward feeding and caring for our long ears as well. We have also recently had several sponsorships for birthday and Christmas gift giving, Chanukah gifts, and anniversary gifts as well. THANK you so very much to every single one of you. (It really is the perfect gift!) And we have received a nice check from Asenath LaRue with the following note:
Thanks for getting back on this, Sharon. Your website is great. We'll be mailing a small donation in memory of our mother burro, Sierra, who died this last fall at age 22. As I'd mentioned, she and her daughter (who was only 5 weeks old when we adopted them) have been with us 17 years, and we seriously thought they would outlive us, but it wasn't meant to be for Sierra, I guess. We have never been great burro trainers, but they have had a good life with us.
Have a good start to the new year, and keep up your good work for burros!
Asenath THANKS VERY MUCH!!! and while we are saying thank you....
We received a lovely Christmas gift for our donkey friends from Tillie, Pocket, and Bogart the resident long ears at Winged Foot Farm, Midland, Virginia
How very nice of their donkeys to think of ours!
Thank you so much from your 16 donkey friends and one little old mule currently currently here at TPDR!
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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 and we can have more success stories like TPDR Diana as well.
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We found her at a large out of
state exotic animal auction this past May. She was tied to a wall in
a filthy, dark pen completely alone. Evidently she was placed there
due to both her behavior and her pathetic appearance. She was little
more than a skeleton covered with scars and matted hair. It was
obvious that someone had very recently cut her front hooves back
with no regard to doing a proper job. The hooves were pretty much
hacked off.
There she stood in a large puddle
of her own loose feces. She was both shaking, wringing her tail, and
kicking at anyone that dared to come near her.............
CHECK HERE FOR THE REST OF TPDR DIANA'S STORY
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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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A few of our other "works in progress"
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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.
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