Tara settles in to the Dukuchhap donkey sanctuary

Animal Nepal have sent us an update on their Dukuchhap donkey sanctuary:

"In December, Tara our newly rescued mule from Nuwakot completed his 21-day quarantine, following which he was brought in to our sanctuary. We started by gently introducing him to the other animals from a distance and we kept them in separate areas to ensure their safety. However now, Tara has been fully accepted by the rest of the animals and he likes to graze with them in our main paddock. He does keep his distance from Moksh, but they seem to be ok with one another. Despite his injury, Tara is very strong and it has been quite challenging to handle him. However, slowly he is getting used to his new surroundings and gradually beginning to realize that he is safe at the sanctuary. In December, one of our vets in Kailali district (Far West Nepal), where we have a Working Equine Welfare Project, came across an extremely poorly horse. He was emaciated and appeared to be very weak but was still being put to work at the brick kiln. After AAA saw his photo, the decision was made to try and rescue the horse and bring him to our sanctuary. The owner had agreed to give him up and we were in the process of carrying out tests, one of which was for Glanders. The horse’s condition had been improving but sadly he died during treatment. We are very grateful to AAA for their support in trying to rescue this horse. The winter months are here and our sanctuary residents have received their new winter coats, which are very colorful and they look great in them! By now, they are all used to wearing coats in the winter, so they don’t make too much of a fuss about it. We have also laid out hay on the stable floors to keep it warm for when they are resting at night. All the sanctuary residents are well and have not had any health issues this month. We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Animal Aid Abroad for their continued financial support in the running and maintenance of the sanctuary for our rescued equines in Dukuchhap."