My Nonprofit Reviews

As a military veteran, I had the opportunity to serve with Beth, the founder of Peaceful Pastures. After learning about her establishing Peaceful Pastures Donkey Rescue, I became very curious and immediately drawn into her mission and purpose.

Although I had an extremely limited background regarding equines and especially donkeys, she patiently educated me as to the donkey’s plight and arranged for me to attend a high kill auction. That’s where the real education began. We observed approximately 29 neglected and abused donkeys that had exposed, open wounds and injuries all crammed in a small holding pen, destitute and awaiting their uncertain fate. Many exhibited respiratory issues and most probably would be purchased by traders and shipped either to Mexico or China where they would ultimately be inhumanely slaughtered for either their meat or their hides.

Beth immediately went into action and roughly 14 hours later, we purchased all 29 and headed to Peaceful Pastures where they all immediately received much needed medical and nutritional attention. For the very first time in their lives, many began to experience unconditional love, care, and understanding. As they regained their trust in mankind, efforts were made to further socialize them, establish a comprehensive adoption vetting process and set in motion opportunities for them to be adopted into their forever homes without ever fearing neglect and abuse ever again. I’m happy to report that through largely Beth’s singular actions and effort coupled with our generous donors, where over 140 donkeys now call Peaceful Pastures home.

Although we’re a relatively young organization, great strides have been made to educate the general public and increase the awareness of their tragic plight and the donkey trade. We celebrate their existence and contribution by having an open house on World Donkey Day which occurs each year on May 8th as well as offer ample volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals to become involved. We’re hoping to offer therapy for soldiers and first responders suffering from PTSD and develop a mutually beneficial trust relationship with their equine counterparts that also have a similar condition.

We encourage everyone interested in learning more to get involved. For more information on how you can help, please visit our Peaceful Pastures Facebook Page or the Peaceful Pastures website at www.peacefulpasturesrescue.org. Hope to see you there!