Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary, Inc."

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Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary, Inc."

Miracles happen every day & so grateful for your support! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! This has been a long-time dream in the making.

Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary Inc is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit that rescues donkeys from kill pens & other difficult situations & trains as healig therapy donkeys for children & adults. TO HELP US CONTINUE RESCUING & CARING FOR DONKEYS, YOU CAN MAKE A ONE-TIME OR REOCURRING DONATION HERE: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=QYSGTEQGUCEVG

Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & San

ctuary, Inc. is a non-profit 501C-3 that rescues donkey's before going to slaughter, have been abused or neglected, or just in need of a good home. We train them for Donkey-Assisted Activities and Therapies to Inspire & Heal the Human Spirit for Veterans, First Responders, Children & Other Adults. At the same we provide a Lifelong Loving Home to Donkeys and more Love they have ever known. I am Jules Peterson, Founder and Director of the 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Charity “Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary, Inc.” My purpose is to partner Donkey’s and humans with healing for both! We work with Veterans, First Responders, Children & Other Adults to create a synergy between donkeys and humans that inspires and heals. Our purpose is to brighten someone's day or facilitate one's future. Donkeys are natural at expecting & modeling behavior which aides in communicating wellness skills to clients. We mainly rescue donkeys on their way to slaughter or in need of a new home & provide the love, care they have never known. We rehabilitate and train them for Donkey-Assisted Activities and Therapies. Rescue Donkeys are some of life’s best teachers. Their love and loyalty is the greatest executioner of human emotions & they show us how to love unconditionally, slow down, appreciate the simple things & learn to trust again... even after terrible hurt. Where we live is a much happier place because of them! (PHOTOS)
All photos are Copyright (c) Loving Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary, Inc unless stated otherwise and unauthorized use is prohibited. Use of this web site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use. (COVID-19)
2020 has found us in uncharted territory but we are moving forward despite the setbacks presented by COVID-19. The pandemic has changed how we must function in daily and necessitated a change from beginning programs to focus on continued training and 24/7 care for the donkeys. We are SO VERY GRATEFUL to those who so Kindly help us to continue our work! Caring for rescues requires a lot of specialized care and attention. Every single $, £ or € in the form of a Donation or Sponsorship Helps us provide for the Donkey’s veterinary needs, nutrition – as well as physical, emotional, behavioral rehab and training. They are Cared for Every day and night and given the Love, Compassion, and Attention some of them have never known. We will be so grateful for All Continued Support if you can ~ and be sure to Share the Word About our Work! Thank You & Blessings...
Jules Peterson ~ Founder & Director : )

11/17/2025

Giovani always comes to greet our dog Ellie when she visits the barn! 😀 I missed getting the photo where they gave eachother a kiss. 💕 We can learn so much from animals! 🫏🐾

"Adding Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better." 💛 lovinglongears.org 🫏

11/16/2025

Thomas came to visit his sponsored donkey yesterday & brought his family to share the love. 💛 His 4 yr old nephew Josh picked Bud as his favorite donkey, but I think Georgie was secretly wishing it would have been him, and didn't want to leave his side. 🫏😊💙

🌻 Loving Long Ears has an Adopt A Donkey Program™️ where you can sponsor one of our sweet donkeys and make their wish come true! 💕
https://lovinglongears.org/adopt-a-donkey-program/ #

To Schedule a Session or for More Information, Call or Text us at: 214-991-0797. Come get your Donkey Hugs & kisses! 🫏 ❤️

🫏 lovinglongears.org ❤️
"Adding Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better." 🌻 We are Grateful for and 100% Supported by Your Donations! 💕

"Adding Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better." 🌻 lovinglongears.org 🫏 We are Grateful for and 100% Supported by Your Donations.💕

11/16/2025

So grateful for the LLE Team of Volunteers who came to help yesterday, such a great help with the extra falling leaf work! 🫏🙏⭐️ We have the most amazing volunteers & Love All of You! 💕

🫏🌻 At Loving Long Ears we add Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better and a Healthy Home for our Resued & Trained Therapy Donkey's. We are Very Grateful for and 100% Supported by your Donations! 🙏 This helps with our on-going feeding, vet and farrier care for the donkey's, so they can to continue offering healing and joy to children & adults! 🫏 lovinglongears.org 💛

11/14/2025

🫏THE BOND BETWEEN DONKEY'S & HUMANS ❤️

At Loving Long Ears we see daily how the bond between donkeys and humans is closer than you think. Research has shown that a donkey’s heart rhythm can synchronize with, and even influence those of a human when they interact. Because these heart rhythms reflect how we’re feeling, a donkey’s calming mood can reduce a person’s anxiety. The limbic system, the part of a donkey’s brain associated with emotion, behavior, motivation and memory, is the same size as that of a human. They feel all of the same emotions we do. Their intelligence is the same as a dog and dolphin, so they are also very smart! 💕 At Loving Long Ears these attributes benefit our Donkey Assisted Activities & Healing for both Children and Adults! (Photo by our Volunteer Karen.)

🌻 At Loving Long Ears we add Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better and a Healthy Home for our Resued & Trained Therapy Donkey's. We are Very Grateful for and 100% Supported by your Donations! 🙏🫏 lovinglongears.org ❤️

11/14/2025

We had awesome total girl power for closing this evening! 💕 So grateful to have our LLE volunteers Nancy, Ruby, Karen & Kristen (visiting from Rhode Island) helping to prepare the donkey's evening hay, raking leaves, filling water buckets, cleaning up gifts the donkey's left us during the day, and giving the donkey's lots of love! 🙏 A beautiful fun evening and Giovani fell in love with Kristen! 😊🫏 lovinglongears.org 🩷

11/14/2025

Thank you to our Volunteer Joe who installed chicken wire around the bottom fencing where extra leaves can blow in! It's a time consuming project and so grateful for his help! 🙏This will help keep extras from blowing though in addition to the large amounts regularly dropping that are too much for the donkey's to eat. 🍂 Some of the donkey's have been having situations of GI upset from them, so we've also started giving pre & probiotics. 🫏 lovinglongears.org 💛

11/13/2025

Hi You All, for those new to our social media pages, I'm Jules Peterson, the Founder and Executive Director of
LOVING LONG EARS DONKEY THERAPY & SANCTUARY, INC. ™
My purpose is to partner animal's (Donkey's) and humans with healing for both! 💛 It takes a lot of dedication, some heartbreaks, laboring work, challenging weather, and hours to care for the donkey's and run a successful nonprofit. However, my Love of Donkeys & Healing the Human Spirit was placed on my heart and has been a long-time dream in the making! We work with Children, Adults Veteran's & First Responders to create a synergy between donkeys and humans that inspires and heals. Our purpose is to brighten someone's day or facilitate one's future. Donkeys are natural at expecting and modeling behavior which aides in communicating wellness skills. We mainly rescue donkeys on their way
to slaughter and provide the love, care, and training to rehabilitate and train them for Donkey-Assisted Activities and Therapies. Rescue Donkeys are probably some of life’s best teachers. Their love and loyalty is probably the greatest executioner of human emotions and they show us how to love unconditionally, slow down, appreciate the simple
things, and learn to trust again... even after their beginning with terrible hurt. Where we live is a much happier place because of them!🌻

🙏 THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS & VOLUNTEERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT - WE LOVE YOU ALL!!
* As a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, we rely 100% on Donations to Help Us Pay for Food, Vet Needs, Rehabilitation, and Provide The Love and Care They Have Never Known. 🫏 lovinglongears.org ❤️
~ OUR MISSION IS LOVE ~

11/12/2025

Peaches & Nancy 💕
The bond between donkeys and humans is a silent promise: love without conditions, loyalty without end reminding us what unconditional love looks like. 💗

🫏 At Loving Long Ears we add Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better and a Healthy Home for our Resued & Trained Therapy Donkey's. We are Very Grateful for and 100% Supported by your Donations! 🙏🌻 This helps with our on-going feeding, vet and farrier care for the donkey's, so they can to continue offering healing and joy to children & adults! 🫏 lovinglongears.org 💛

11/11/2025

“To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you today and every day.” ❤️

11/11/2025

YAY IT' WAS HAY DELIVERY DAY and all the Long Ears get very excited!! 😃 The LLE Donkeys eat a lot of hay and You can help keep everyone fed! ❤️ Our rescue donkeys have an important job as Therapy Donkeys for children & adults and eat $210.00 of hay a week! 🫏 To support our mission and our sweet donkey's, who are grateful to now have a safe loving forever home, you can make a contribution towards their breakfast, lunch & dinner with our "Hay Giving Fund!" 💕 We're 100% supported by donations and all the donkeys are grateful for any amoint of support towards their hay! 🫏 Just go on our secure website lovinglongears.org and specify its for their "Hay Fund!" 🙂 We are so grateful to the wonderful friends of our LLE community family who help feed the donkeys! 🌻 Thank You & Blessings! 🙏 Long Ears Donkey Therapy & Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 EIN # 84-3414212 and donations are tax deductible.❤️ Thank you to Joe and Indre Kopustas for all your help thus morning! 💛

11/11/2025

North Texas weather sometimes has us fitting sessions in when the weather is nice, and so happy we were able to accommodate on short notice yesterday! 💕

🫏 Loving Long Ears Donkey-Assisted Therapy (DAT) is used for a variety of clinical and personal goals for both children & adults. Our sessions with the donkeys have a multitude of benefits. Just to mention a few: It can help lower your blood pressure by reducing stress and anxiety, as the donkeys calming presence can decrease cortisol levels and heart rate, leading to positive impacts on your blood pressure. Our sweet donkeys can also trigger physiological changes by stimulating the release of oxytocin (the "bonding hormone") and endorphins, and reduce the stress hormone cortisol, all of which contribute to a sense of well-being.
Increased confidence and emotional regulation, feelings of calmness and happiness for various conditions, including anxiety, depression, and developmental disorders. As intuitive and non-judgmental animals, we have supported our rescue donkeys to be sensitive to human emotions and react authentically, which can help those struggling with self-esteem feel accepted and understood. We encourage a one on one connection with the donkey's during our sessions and they have a natural desire for social contact, which helps build mutual trust and reinforce social interactions, This social connection can help combat loneliness and isolation, which are significant factors in depression.

🫏 At Loving Long Ears our Donkey Assisted Programs continue to make a difference for the better with Veterans, first Responders, additional needs children and adults with varying mental health issues such as Autism, ADD, ADHD, anxiety issues, PTSD, grieving, depression, Alzeimers, blindness, physical limitations, and more. 💜 We host Birthday Parties 🎉 along with other Holiday Events🎄and Scheduled Visits for guests just wanting to interact and hug donkey's!

💛 For more information feel free to contact us at 214-991-0797.
🫏 lovinglongears.org ❤️

11/10/2025

Giovani always loves hugs in the morning after he's had to be in his stall and this morning I think he wanted to sleep more with that big yawn! 🫏🥱 Thank you to Toni Goodman McNaughton and Liz for being an awesome help with the donkeys, cleaning & leaves! 💕 So grateful for all our volunteers, we couldn't do this without you! 🙏💜

"Adding Joy, Smiles & Healing to Make a Difference for the Better." 💛 lovinglongears.org 🫏 Grateful for and 100% supported by your donations. ❤️

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Southlake, TX
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+12149910797

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http://Lovinglongears.org/

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