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AUGUST 2025
LUCILLE
Lucille's Story
Lucille was rescued from the auction in Texas and became Ron’s focal point on that trip. For some reason, she was isolated away from all the other donkeys. She was incredibly sad, with horrible feet, a cough, and nasal discharge. She was so sick, and so scared that she was stunned into stillness. She just stood still with her face against the gate.
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Ron had to help her. She got immediate medical attention at Oscar’s Place. Her temperature kept spiking, and she was sick for quite a while, but we got her feet comfortable and started to get her fever down and cough to lessen.
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Over her first couple of weeks at Oscar’s Place, Lucille settled into her routine and began to trust us. However, she was in quarantine, so staff time was limited, and volunteers weren’t allowed to get close to her. We saw the biggest change in Lucille’s quality of life and happiness when we started to let volunteers into the quarantine pasture.
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Our volunteers taught Lucille that ALL humans were going to love her from now on. Now, when Ron goes to check on her, she often has her head resting on volunteers’ shoulders. She goes up to them to engage and to be loved by them. At Oscar’s Place, we are committed to both physical AND emotional rehabilitation. Lucille needs a lot of both. This sweet girl has a GREAT life ahead of her.
About the Artist:​
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Melisa Beveridge of Woollybear Travels is a Registered Veterinary Technician and a Science Illustrator on a mission to make the world a better place for orphaned, injured, and rescued animals. Through Woollybear Travels, she goes to animal sanctuaries around the world and volunteers her services as an animal nurse, where it’s legal, or does general volunteer work if it’s not. She writes about the animals she meets, the people who are helping them, and creates artwork based on her experiences.
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About Oscar's Place:​
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Donkeys are some of the most loving and trusting creatures on Earth, and when they suffer because humans are unkind, Oscar’s Place steps in. While we’re just a team of everyday individuals, we deeply care for and are committed to providing a safe haven for donkeys in need.​ We focus on donkeys because the world's donkey population is being decimated. Not by disease, global warming, or predators. But because there is a high demand for their hides in the creation of a traditional Chinese medicine.
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They deserve better than to be abused, crowded into horrifying transport containers, and shipped off to slaughter factories. Our mission is straight-forward: To every donkey that makes its way to Oscar’s Place, we will do everything in our power to keep that animal safe, healthy & happy for the rest of its life.
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We love animals, and quite frankly, we need to team up with other people who also care about what happens to these beautiful creatures. The good news is that it doesn’t take much to make a big difference.​When you make a donation, you help a donkey recover emotionally and physically from its past.
You are restoring their belief in humans as caregivers. Your impact even makes it possible to re-home donkeys to carefully-screened adopters, which enables us to bring more of these precious animals into our care system. Again, we’re not special, but our team consists of caring employees, volunteers, veterinarians, and farriers – all with a singular objective: to help donkeys recover physically, mentally, and emotionally. Every person on-site is committed to hands-on interaction with our donkeys, every day.Loving them. Calming them. Healing them. We want to show them that humans can be good. Can you save a donkey’s life today or can you share this message?
Thank you so much for caring.