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FEBRUARY 2025
PHOEBE & RACHEL
Phoebe & Rachel's Story
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Phoebe and Rachel were rescued from the auction in Texas when they were both about 4 or 5 months old. It was obvious that one of them was very sick. She was struggling to breathe. A donor had named that donkey Phoebe. The other donkey, her companion, didn’t have a name yet—so she was given the named Rachel (her funky haircut reminded Ron of “Friends”).
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At the hospital, both were diagnosed with the equine flu. Phoebe also had a bacterial pneumonia infection in both of her lungs. But against all odds Phoebe started responding to her IV medication. She started fighting back! Rachel was right by her side in the intensive care unit.
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After a week, they came home. These girls are completely inseparable. They went through a scary experience together and are now best friends. They are so happy to be home and are doing really well. Whenever you see one, you see the other. Phoebe and Rachel are soaking up all the love from volunteers and staff members, and we are confident that they will both make a full emotional recovery. These two best friends have no doubt been through a lot—and they will live out the rest of their lives happy, healthy, safe, and TOGETHER.
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.