Dear wonderful friends and Red Bucket Family, Due to your loving generosity, our precious donkeys have safely arrived and have settled in even better than we could have imagined. We were a bit misty-eyed to see Petunia reunited with her mother…and yes, they definitely remembered one another. Petunia’s baby sister Miss Beaslie is still nursing, and is getting to … Read More
We Need Your Help!
We are in the middle of a donkey rescue. Several of our family members (Windy’s daughter, Petunia’s mother, Buffy’s cousin and Auntie to most of our donkeys) have been rounded up and are at the BLM holding facility. Two of the older donkeys are especially high risk, as they will be placed in the $25 pen. One of the Jennies … Read More
April 2014 Adoption Celebration: Windy
When miners left Oatman, Arizona, they no longer needed the donkeys they worked with and set them loose in the nearby mountains. As the years passed, the “wild” population of donkeys continued to grow and became a part of the tourist attraction to the ghost town. They walk freely among vehicles, businesses, and the public, being drawn in by whatever … Read More
Windy and her new BFF
For those of you cheering for Windy from the sidelines, please take note…Windy and her soon to be new BFF are beginning the process of building a relationship. We are always empathic to the feelings of our animals as they transition to new homes There is always loss, such as Joey’s little brays as Windy was loaded onto the trailer. … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home #67-Windy
We at Red Bucket are always rooting for the under dog, so when something truly marvelous happens to a well deserving donkey, you can bet that we are going to cheer and celebrate! Today we are clearing a lump in our throat and clapping our hands until they are tinged with pink and all tingly. Our precious Oatman donkey who … Read More
Our “wild” donkeys have figured it out…
Our “wild” donkeys have figured it out….cookies that is! Led by Windy and her six month old side kick, Joey all of the donkeys have enthusiastically embraced the world of domestic donkey bliss. We have been quite surprised that in spite of his damaged right eye and nerve damage to his face that Joey is very brave. He marches right … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 156- Windy
She is the most precious of any animal that we have ever tried to help. She has a history, and a story, as they all do….but thanks to the ladies in Oatman Arizona, we get to actually know Windy’s. Windy joined the herd of donkeys that roamed (perhaps ran) the town of Oatman, which had at one time been a mining town. When … Read More