QUESTION: Can I visit DonkeyLand?

DL ANSWER: NO due to the COVID pandemic we are closed to the public. We are NOT taking any new volunteers or allowing visitors for any reason at this time. Our core work of rescue, rehabilitation and release is considered essential. Thank you for your continued support.

QUESTION: Can I feed the wild burros?

DL ANSWER: Please do NOT feed the wild burros, it is illegal as stated in Ordinance 934. In addition to this, the free-roaming herds live and travel on privately owned land and most residents do not allow trespassing.

QUESTION: Do you adopt out donkeys or wild burros?

DL ANSWER: We don’t usually have domesticated donkeys available for adoption because the majority of rescues are wild burros. Ultimately our goal is to rescue, rehabilitate and release the burro back to the wild but in some cases the ideal situation does not always happen and the burro becomes a permanent resident of DonkeyLand needing lifelong loving kindness and care. We are a forever home for those who can’t be released back to the wild because of a traumatic car accident, injury, illness, a special needs situation or orphaned. They come to us traumatized, desperate and betrayed. With us they find love, safety, compassion, dignity, trust, hope and most importantly – a new beginning.

QUESTION: I’m a local resident or visiting the area, can I take photos, fly a drone, feed the animals, hike, walk my dog, fly a kite, horseback ride, off-road, ride my dirt bike, camp, have a picnic, barbecue, target shoot, hunt, etc., on DonkeyLand property?

DL ANSWER: DonkeyLand is dedicated to saving wild burros and their habitats at our 2,000+ acre oasis, a Rescue, Sanctuary and Wildlife Preserve. The wild burros and abundance of wildlife have a SAFE place, of their own, to call home. We believe in humane treatment, compassionate care and respect for all animals, especially their right not to be exploited for human purposes. This is why we are not a zoo or open to the public, to respect the peace and privacy of the animals. Furthermore, we do NOT allow trespassing for any reason due to liability purposes, even if a waiver or release were to be signed. California Penal Code 602 PC prohibits trespassing, which is defined as entering or remaining on someone else’s property without permission or a right to do so.

QUESTION: I thought you were going to relocate ALL the wild burros to your new sanctuary?

DL ANSWER: We do not have the authority to just “relocate” ALL these special animals, that decision is up to your Elected Officials and Animal Control Officers to grant permission and to help transport “their” wild burros for the safety of the public and the animals. We specifically set-up our new sanctuary as a forever home for the herds in harms way, those in immediate danger, posing a public safety hazard for the protection of the public and the animals most at-risk in areas where the highest volume of car accidents occur. Our goal is to get them to safety and help create happy memories by not separating friends or family because burros bond for life. Sadly, they don’t all live in the lap of luxury and there’s plenty of room. At this point we can only protect the wild burros that the authorities bring to us, unless one is sick, injured, orphaned or a unique case. Living in the sanctuary as a permanent resident, they are NOT in stalls, it’s NOT a cage, they roam on hundreds and hundreds of acres. DonkeyLand is dedicated to saving wild burros and their habitats at our 2,000+ acre oasis, a Rescue, Sanctuary and Wildlife Preserve. DonkeyLand is the world’s largest rescue, sanctuary and preserve ONLY for donkeys and wild burros.

Please remember DonkeyLand is NOT responsible for the local wild burros. We are an all-volunteer organization here to help, by giving the sick, injured and orphaned animals a second chance and providing a forever home to the healthy herds in harms way.

If your herd is at-risk or in harms way, place a call to your local Animal Control and Politicians.