Our sanctuary residents would love to make your acquaintance!
We hope you enjoy reading about these little longears, and that you celebrate their recoveries along with us.
Little Longears began as and remains a rescue primarily for miniature donkeys, but standard and mammoth donkeys – as well as a few mules and ponies – also have found sanctuary here.
These donkeys are examples of how we change lives. Thank you to everyone who supports our rescue in many different ways.
Residents
Clarabelle is a sweet, spotted jenny who was surrendered to Little Longears in Summer 2021 after her companion died. Her owners didn’t want her to be alone. And so Clarabelle came to the farm – and immediately started making friends Read More …
Clover is a large, standard jenny who was about 9 years old when we rescued her in January 2018. She was part of a group seized by an animal control agency. She came from a terrible neglect situation, living with Read More …
Coco was our very first auction save, and is one of Little Longears’ permanent residents. She came from the New Holland, PA auction a terrified, unhandled little girl. But once she realized humans weren’t going to mistreat her, she proved Read More …
Crystal (L), Ruby (C) and Opal (R) were rescued from the New Holland, PA auction on New Year’s Eve 2018. Our friends at Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue alerted us to their plight. We named them Opal, Ruby, and Crystal, Read More …
Daisy, who is in her early 20s, was surrendered (along with her younger buddy) in 2018 because her owners’ health issues meant they were unable to continue to care for both donkeys. She was well cared for except for some Read More …
Daisy Mae is a standard jenny who was 7 years old when surrendered in 2018. This very frightened jenny was purchased at an auction by a well-meaning individual who wished to save her from being sold for slaughter. Unfortunately, Daisy Read More …
Daniel, who is in his mid to late 20s, arrived at our rescue from a terrible neglect situation in 2015. He was timid, beat up and scarred from fighting with intact (not gelded) mules. Daniel wasn’t gelded, either, which increased Read More …
Friendly and inquisitive, Bessie and Dolly are two of the sweetest, most easy-going donkeys you could meet. They were two of the very first donkeys rescued by Little Longears in late 2014. Bessie is in her mid-30s and Dolly is Read More …
Duncan, who was born at the Rescue on July 27, 2017, is among the lucky donkeys: he has never known the type of abuse and neglect that his mother, Stella, did. Duncan was an exceptionally fuzzy youngster and still has Read More …
Eddie is small mule gelding who was sent to us from another organization after they rescued him from a neglect case in 2018, when he was about 14 years old. At the time of his rescue, he had not (yet) Read More …