Woman Adopts A Baby Donkey And Raises Him In Her House

The Dodo

Tiny donkey hooves follow this couple all around their house. We spoke to Sara about how this baby donkey took over her home and inspired her to change her whole life!

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00:00He had just been born. I'm freaking out because his mother rejected him.

00:11We called our vet and he, in very gentle words, said it's up to you guys to save this baby.

00:18We had a very big surprise this morning. Mother, unfortunately,

00:22instantly tried to kill the baby. So we are now on our way to the vet to try and save this little one.

00:28Not knowing what on earth is going on, we zip over to the vet and he explained that she's had to postpartum depression.

00:36It's that surge of hormones, especially with the first baby. This can happen.

00:43My husband and I both looked at each other and the reality of the situation really hit us at that moment.

00:55Are you ready?

00:59I'm here to party with your daddy.

01:01And that was that we were gonna have to raise this little baby donkey.

01:06Those first few weeks, I will remember the rest of my life.

01:15I think he thinks he's a dog.

01:17It was akin to like your first child.

01:19You don't know what you're doing,

01:21but that little donkey would just look at you with his eyes and

01:25follow you around with his little hooves in the house and it was magical.

01:30I mean you could tell he was falling in love with us and we were falling in love with him.

01:46He was growing up so quickly.

01:48There's definitely more of a mischievous side to him now.

01:52But he's just gentle and kind with everyone.

01:59One day Rick and I noticed Cash up at the fence line rubbing noses with his mother.

02:05Seeing them together like that was just incredibly heartwarming.

02:08I knew they both needed that and it also reassured me that at some point

02:14they'll be okay together.

02:17Raising Cash has given Rick and I a different appreciation for donkeys.

02:23You hanging out with Cash?

02:26It made me feel really guilty for having intentionally bred a donkey

02:31when I saw how many needed homes.

02:34I couldn't change that, but I realized I could change what I did in the future.

02:40So I became extremely passionate about saving donkeys

02:44because they're so misunderstood.

02:48We rescued our first set of four and it was amazing.

02:53Cash gave us a newfound purpose and now we've become avid rescuers.

02:59We are under contract on a 132 acre farm in Tennessee.

03:04We're working to create a donkey sanctuary and start rescuing on a bigger scale.

03:09Had it not been Cash, I never would have any awareness at all

03:13and it's drastically changed my life.

03:17I'm excited about the future for Cash, his mother, and the sanctuary.

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