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Meet Squidoo's Official Spokesdonkey for Longhopes!
Longhopes works very hard to find the best possible home for all donkeys that come their way. Some elderly or special needs friends just require too much love, attention, and medical care to be adopted. For these guys, the rescue provides a permanent sanctuary for them to live out the rest of thier lives in a stable and caring environment. Bailey is one of these permanent residents.
Rockin' the Steampunk Vibe
Bailey's Story
Written by Kathy Dean, Director of Longhopes
It's Hard to be This Good Looking
Love At First Sight!
How I met Bailey
Shortly after getting Longhopes signed up for donations here on Squidoo, the kiddos and I took a trip out to the shelter to say hello and get some pictures for the lenses here. Kathy Dean was so kind to us, taking my kids for donkey rides, helping us distribute carrots (paid for by Squidoo!), and even loading up the gang for a trip out to the pasture to make sure none of the long-ears were left out of the carrot-fest.As I watched my children being driven out I started snapping pix when I saw dear Bailey from the corner of my eye. He stood out since he was the only one wearing what I thought was a fly mask (turned out to be his snazzy sunglasses, though). He walked up slowly and snuggled his nose in to my side.
And stayed there. Not pushing me around (*cough* not like Snoopy, great overlord of donkey-land *cough*), not rubbing, just standing there saying "Hello, will you love me?".
My heart melted. Yup, this guy turned me in to a big puddle of goo.
Sanctuary
No donkey is an unwanted donkey.
Kathy Dean
Longhopes Donkeys
The story of a woman who owns and operates the Long Hopes ranch, a refuge for abandoned donkeys. From Rocky Mountain PBS' "Real Coloradans" show. rmpbs.org
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The mission of Longhopes Donkey Shelter, Inc. is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and find permanent homes for donkeys that would otherwise be destroyed for meat consumption overseas.
New Link List
- Longhopes Donkey Shelter
- Come learn about Bailey's home.
- Bailey's Page
- Bailey has his very own page in the Longhopes Sanctuary.
- Country Supply
- Country Supply Store will donate 5% of your purchase to the shelter if you enter "Longhopes" in the checkout box.
- Goodsearch
- Grab the free Goodsearch toolbar for your browser and sign up for a donation to be made to Longhopes with every search you make - powered by Yahoo!
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OhMe wrote...
Please give Bailey a hug from me. Super lens and good luck on the contest.
Posted October 07, 2008
The_Homeopath wrote...
Well, April has gone to a good home in Montana. I know it sounds mean, but permanent sanctuary is so expensive and they just couldn't afford to keep going without the adoption fees. It's funny, though. When I visited them last, it seemed like an odd pair - April was kind of pushy if you know what I mean! LOL
Posted October 04, 2008
daria369 wrote...
Sorry about that but I forgot to tell you that I know someone who wants to grow up to have a place like that for retired and abused horses - I already emailed a link to this lens...
Posted October 04, 2008
daria369 wrote...
I love this lens and taking April away from Bailey is just not fair! :(
Posted October 04, 2008
JJNW wrote...
So Sweet! I love "Spokesdonkey" - great concept! Thanks for helping animals! Good luck in the contest!
Posted October 04, 2008
ChristiannaGarrett-Martin wrote...
Brilliant! A very worthwhile Lens :)
Christianna
Posted October 03, 2008
