1000 Donkeys Spared from the Yoke

Whether you donated an item for our online auction, placed a bid on one of the items, spread the word by liking or sharing our posts or donated during June, we just want to say a heartfelt thank you for making our Lose the Yoke Campaign a huge success!!

AAA are thrilled to report that our online auction raised $4,034.35 and, through the wider campaign, we raised $57,013.01! This fantastic result is well above and beyond our initial fundraising target of $36,000.

These funds will now go directly towards replacing cruel yoke harnesses, which cause working donkeys chronic injuries, infections and pain, with humane harnesses. Providing donkeys with well-designed, padded harnesses will make their working days far more comfortable and spare them from undue suffering and preventable wounds. Our aim is to replace heavy, wooden ox-yokes with humane harnessing for at least 1000 donkeys.

Given this was our first online auction, and put together in a very short amount of time, we are delighted by the incredible results and all the support we have received from our generous donors and bidders. Congratulations to all online auction winners, who came from all states around Australia. For anyone who missed out this time, never fear, we are planning to do it all again next year!

Thank you again for your amazing support! We will continue to update you on the progress of our campaign and humane harnessing program over the coming weeks, so please stay tuned...