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Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue – Online Deal

For Every $150 Grassroots Raises, Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Can Feed One Donkey for a Month

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In a Nutshell

Donations provide grass hay and supplements to feed rescued donkeys and ensure they maintain a healthy diet

The Fine Print

The Issue: Abandoned Donkeys Left to Fend for Themselves

When pastures dry up and crops fail to sustain farms, farmers sometimes abandon donkeys in the wild, turning them loose in every environment from the desert to the highway. Additionally, wild burros are at risk of being killed or displaced as developments take over their natural habits. Many of these "wandering refugees" have been abandoned to fend for themselves and can only find solace with rescue organizations and sanctuaries, which occurred during a recent drought in Texas, according to a report from the Associated Press.

The Campaign: Providing Food for Rescued Donkeys

All donations to this Grassroots campaign will be used by Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue to provide grass hay and supplements for rescued donkeys on the sanctuary ranch. For every $150 raised, the organization can feed one donkey for one month. Donkeys need to eat about 2% of their body weight over two to three feedings per day. Hay that has a low protein level—such as bermuda, orchard, and brome grass hay—can help regulate the donkeys’ dietary needs.

Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue

Mark and Amy Meyers bought their first donkey, Izzy, more than a decade ago. Though they only sought a pet, their close relationship with Izzy inspired them to take up a cause. Soon after buying Izzy, they noticed that other donkeys in the neighborhood were suffering from abuse and neglect. They took immediate action: Amy began adopting the donkeys, and Mark spent his evenings talking to the donkeys and tending to their ailments. After they adopted their 25th donkey, they decided to start their own rescue organization, Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue.

Peaceful Valley, which currently cares for more than 1,500 donkeys, rescues domestic donkeys that have been abused or neglected and wild burros that have been displaced from their natural habitat. The donkeys are often found injured and wandering in the wilderness or are surrendered by their owners. After being rescued, they live in one of the farm sanctuaries in Texas, Oregon, or other satellite locations. Peaceful Valley has worked with capture programs, private landowners, and numerous government agencies—including the National Park Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife—to ensure that all donkeys have a safe place to live. Toward that aim, Peacefully Valley also holds clinics, trains donkey owners to better care for their animals, and educates the public about the nature and history of donkeys to improve their plight.

See how Groupon helps you discover local causes and lend a helping hand at the Groupon Grassroots blog.

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The Groupon Guide to: Animal Defense Mechanisms

In the wild, animals must protect themselves so they can survive long enough to one day willingly supply humans with their nutritious bodies. Here's how some creatures manage to stay alive:

Pig: Emits a strong, unpleasant odor that smells like burned bacon that was also maybe dropped on the floor once or twice

Cow: Skin becomes translucent in order to display the animal's delicious-looking insides and lure its attacker closer. Once the attacker is near, the cow hopes it will realize how pitiful and defenseless cows really are and then just leave it alone.

Chicken: Throws up a bunch

Dogs: Spend years—years—pretending they give a single guff what you have to say

Hamster: Balls itself up to look like a disgusting, hairy corn dog

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Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue

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