A lonely donkey in Duncan, BC has been given a new lease on life thanks to volunteers, a viral post ‒ and a pile of yoga balls.
Known as Earl, the donkey arrived at the A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary following the death of his owner. Poor Earl was alone and needed veterinary and farrier attention.
“His hooves hadn’t been looked after, it was almost like wearing shoes that were five times too big,” Home for Hooves president and founder Michelle Singleton told Global News. “He wasn’t able to run or do anything like that because they were so overgrown and also the space that he was in as well was just a backyard, essentially. So he didn’t have space to run and graze and do all the things that donkeys should be doing.”