It’s that time of year again when we find ourselves desperately trying to raise funds to get us through the winter…
Our feed expenses double over the coming months. The cost of special feed and supplements is rising and with a greater number of elderly and special needs donkeys and horses to care for, we will spend over £1000 PER WEEK! and need your help more than ever.
Please help us keep our elderly and special needs residents safe, happy and healthy this winter.
Our feed expenses double over the coming months. The cost of special feed and supplements is rising and with a greater number of elderly and special needs donkeys and horses to care for, we will spend over £1000 PER WEEK! and need your help more than ever.
Please help us keep our elderly and special needs residents safe, happy and healthy this winter.
The cold winter months are the most expensive for our charity... When the grass stops growing, the fields become bare of nourishment and the donkeys and horses have to be provided with extra feed.
Our hay, haylage & straw costs alone total almost £30,000 per year, but special feed, supplements & medications are also vital in keeping our elderly and special needs donkeys and horses well-fed, warm and comfortable.
Older donkeys, like Marybelle, suffer from the cold and need extra, high-calorie feeds packed with vitamins and minerals. Others, like Harry, have ongoing dental issues, so require special, palatable feeds to maintain good condition. As well as carefully managed diets, some of our residents also take expensive medications & supplements, like Peter the pony, who has Cushing's disease.
Over the coming months...
Straw, hay and haylage will cost us £675 per week, bags of special feed £180, pain killing medication £50, Cushings medication £30 and supplements up to £200 - this totals OVER £1000 PER WEEK!
This doesn’t even include any additional veterinary care or farrier visit costs... not to mention the 25kg of carrots, numerous packets of ginger-nut biscuits and loaves of bread the donkeys munch their way through in a matter of days!
We urgently need to raise the funds to get us through another very expensive winter.
Please donate to help us give our special needs donkeys the extra special care they need - they rely on us and we really can't do it without your generous support...
Straw, hay and haylage will cost us £675 per week, bags of special feed £180, pain killing medication £50, Cushings medication £30 and supplements up to £200 - this totals OVER £1000 PER WEEK!
This doesn’t even include any additional veterinary care or farrier visit costs... not to mention the 25kg of carrots, numerous packets of ginger-nut biscuits and loaves of bread the donkeys munch their way through in a matter of days!
We urgently need to raise the funds to get us through another very expensive winter.
Please donate to help us give our special needs donkeys the extra special care they need - they rely on us and we really can't do it without your generous support...
Donate by Text
Simply text FEED18 plus the amount you want to give (e.g. FEED18 £20) to 70070 – you have the option to Gift Aid too!
Donate by Cheque
Send a cheque payable to The Flicka Foundation to Flicka,Penty Noweth farm, Trenoweth Lane, Mabe Burnthouse, Penryn, TR10 9JB
Get Involved!
Organise your own fundraising event for the donkeys! Visit JustGiving to create your very own page and help support our appeal.
Simply text FEED18 plus the amount you want to give (e.g. FEED18 £20) to 70070 – you have the option to Gift Aid too!
Donate by Cheque
Send a cheque payable to The Flicka Foundation to Flicka,Penty Noweth farm, Trenoweth Lane, Mabe Burnthouse, Penryn, TR10 9JB
Get Involved!
Organise your own fundraising event for the donkeys! Visit JustGiving to create your very own page and help support our appeal.
