Meet Shadow
Age: Youth
Gender: Jenny
Rescue Date: December 5, 2020
Shadow’s Story
The very first three donkeys we welcomed to Oscar’s Place in December 2020 were Goose, Pickles, and Shadow. Rescued from an auction by an organization in Southern California, All Seated in a Barn, they were just a few months old when they were brought to us. Tragically, their mothers had been lost in the slaughter pipeline.
Shadow was terrified when she arrived at our sanctuary. We called her Shadow because she could often be found hiding in the corners of the barn (sometimes, she was very hard to find). She had very long hair and was covered in thousands of sticky burrs. Our team spent weeks handpicking all the burrs out of her hair as she bucked, kicked, and tried to break free.
But with persistent love and care, Shadow began to trust humans and get comfortable in her new home. Once she made the decision that we were her friends and would take care of her, she was all in. She started following us around, becoming our own shadow, and became very close with Goose and Pickles as well. Shadow is now full-grown, a total love bug, and basically dominates the herd!
The trio has become the Three Musketeers of Oscar’s Place. They play all day long, chasing each other in circles, and then collapse into a big cuddle puddle, legs crossed with heads on each other’s chests, sound asleep. They are the “poster children” of Oscar’s Place and will live out the rest of their lives here, free from the trauma that their mothers endured.
Become an Oscar’s Place Guardian
When you sponsor Shadow, you become a member of Oscar’s Place Guardians, our community of monthly donors who make each donkey’s healing possible.
Your steady support will help provide Shadow with the food, shelter, medicine, and care she needs to thrive. You will make a life-changing difference, ensuring she will be safe and loved for the rest of his life.
When you sponsor a donkey, you’ll receive:
A printable sponsorship certificate and quarterly video updates on the donkey of your choosing (select any permanent resident of Oscar’s Place!)
Special monthly emails, which include insider updates and exclusive stories about the transformations you’re making possible.
A buy one, get one 50% off discount code for Oscar’s Place merchandise.
Invitations to Guardians-only Zoom events.
A free Oscar’s Place lapel pin (if you’d like one).
Exclusive access to occasional livestreams from our sanctuary.