Coco is our film star donkey! She arrived at the shelter in October 2022, her owner wanted her to have a happy retirement in the company of other donkeys.

Coco is famous for being Gerry's donkey in the hit TV series "The Durrells" that was filmed in Corfu.

At first she wanted to be on her own at the back of the tent, but has now really grown in confidence and become a happy and confident member of the tent group who enjoys hanging out with her friends.

Cooper came to us in 2024.

Her fur and skin were in very bad condition (rain scald) because she had been given no shelter from the rain during the winter months and she needed a lot of treatment to recover.

You would not recognise her now with her beautiful soft coat!

She is a very big donkey but is so gentle, a real gentle giant. She is trusting and affectionate and really loves her food!

Gorgeous Dafni is from the island of Corfu. She arrived in March 2025. Her owner asked us if we could care for her and 4 month old foal, that we named Wogan, as he could no longer afford to look after them. For a while we thought she was pregnant again when she arrived but an ultrasound confirmed that she isn’t. So now she is on a diet!

Dallas is a very striking horse that was no longer able to carry out the work he was needed for because of issues with his legs and his owner could not keep him. He is from Lefkimmi in the South of the island of Corfu.

Euan has history from the island of Lefkada, an island South of Corfu.

He was sent to us as he was totally alone there with no other donkeys for company.

He is now very settled with many friends and is happy and healthy.

Hania is a large and handsome white pony.

He shares a field and shelter with one of our donkey groups and lives very happily alongside them.

He is very shy with humans that he doesn’t know and it takes quite a while to gain his confidence. If he is approached by strangers he can get very nervous and will move away quickly.

Charming Hyde came to us in March 2025 because his owner was sadly no longer able to look after him. Thankfully we believe he is in fairly good health. He is from the island of Corfu and lived very close to Corfu Donkey Rescue! We are so pleased to be able to take care of him.

Irving came to us in April 2015.

His family asked us to take care of him as he was no longer needed for work.

He was in pain and had a chronic limp but has received treatment for this and is now very comfortable and enjoying his life at Corfu Donkey Rescue with his new friends.

Isikia arrived at CDR in January 2018 unwanted by her previous owner.

She surprised us all in May by giving birth, in the tent, to baby Maios. She was a great mum and looked after him extremely well.

She is now a quiet and calm member of the tent group. 

She suffers slightly with bad hooves but has them checked often by the farrier. 

Jaffa arrived in May 2016.

Her donkey friend had died and she had been grieving for a long time, so her owners asked us to take her in so that she could have more company.

She settled in very quickly and found a great friend in Mica.

Curious and sweet-natured Jessie came to us with her mum, Quinn, in March 2025 because her owner in Corfu was sadly no longer in a position care for them. Jessie is growing rapidly and developing her own personality which is amazing to watch.

Fun-loving Leon is from the island of Corfu. He was castrated soon after he arrived as it is believed he was a bit of a Cassanova! His owner was no longer in a position to care for him and he joined us in Spring 2025.

Lucky came to Corfu Donkey Rescue in October 2024. He had been neglected by his owner and had a large and very deep wound on the back of his head.

We have put him back together again, the healing was a slow process, and now he enjoys his time here in the company of the other donkeys. 

Maios surprised us all when he was born at CDR in May 2018. 

He is lucky that he will never experience life as a working donkey.

He is a member of the hairy hooligan group and loves nothing better than to start a play session with his friends, causing as much mischief and mayhem as possible.

Marina came to us in Summer 2016 from the island of Lefkada.

She preferred to be on her own at first but quickly grew in confidence and became more sociable.

She is a very gentle and soft donkey who sadly has now gone blind due to old age but she manages everything very well.

She loves her food. She is usually the last to leave the field when grazing time is up!

Marley used to come to stay at Corfu Donkey Rescue whilst her owner spent the winters at his home abroad. A few years ago he decided Marley should stay with us permanently.

She is a lively member of the tent group and loves having a good play session with her friends, especially Irving. 

Mica was pregnant when she arrived at CDR in 2012.

Although she was a young and very beautiful donkey and was capable of working, we kept her here at Corfu Donkey Rescue to avoid an unknown and probably not a very happy future as a working donkey.

She has been very happy here, enjoying her early retirement with her donkey group and is great friends with Jaffa.

Quinn is a gentle and affectionate donkey from the island of Corfu. She came to us with her 7 month old foal, Jessie, in Spring 2025. Sadly her owner was no longer able to care for them but thankfully they seem to have been well cared for and look healthy and happy.

Shilo was brought to us in December 2016.

She sadly has skin cancer but otherwise is a healthy donkey.

She doesn’t let this stop her from enjoying her retirement and she runs with the younger donkeys here.

She is very sweet tempered and friendly now she has been here a long time.

Shoko was brought to the shelter in March 2015 because she was too small and weak to be sold as a working donkey.

In the beginning she was afraid of everything. She needs time to get to know new people but when she has gained your trust she is very affectionate.

She loves her food - and the food of the other donkeys if she is given half a chance!

The mighty Soldier came to us from a horse rescue shelter on the island of Corfu. He suffers from problems with his back legs and for various reasons the shelter could no longer care for him. So, it was decided to give him a chance at CDR and he joined our family in Spring 2025.

Playful and full of energy, four month old Wogan came to us in Spring 2025 with his mum Dafni as their owner in Corfu was sadly no longer able to afford to care for them. He was named after Terry Wogan who was the host of the favourite radio show of our founder, Judy.