The Donkey Sanctuary in the UK has developed a globally respected model for working donkey welfare and sanctuary care.
The Donkey Sanctuary model demonstrates how welfare improvement for working animals can be linked to community development. In communities where donkeys provide livelihoods, improving donkey welfare improves family income and food security. This creates welfare improvement that is sustainable because it serves human interests as well as animal ones. The model has been exported globally and provides a template for working animal welfare in low-resource settings.