Waffles had awful unkept feet. They were so bad she could barely walk. She was such a sweetheart and loved human attention. Knowing how social donkeys are, I then set out to get Waffles a friend. I contacted a rescue, Blue Haven Equine Sanctuary and Rescue, where I met Pam. From there I adopted Wilbur, a gelded mammoth donkey, to be buddies with Waffles. In telling Pam about the auction experience, she began educating me on the horrors of auctions and kill pens. Once I learned what these poor animals go through and their fate, I knew my future was about to drastically change. 

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With over 200 acres, I knew I could save several donkeys. I began going to auctions, learning more about kill buyers, kill pens and auction trading. Of course, I brought home several more donkeys. Working with Pam and various fundraisers, I started receiving groups of kill pen donkeys. They were sick, abused and malnourished. We treated them medically, put them on a nutrition plan and worked on socializing them. They began calling me the Donkey Whisperer due to the wild donkeys that I tamed into loving friends. We were actually helping the donkeys and saving their lives. It was fantastic!