Peaceful Pastures Donkey Rescue is dedicated to ending cruelty toward donkeys in the United States. We rescue, rehabilitate, rehome and or provide sanctuary to abused, neglected, malnourished, ill and elderly donkeys and provide education to the public about donkeys and the abuse they suffer.

Peaceful Pastures Donkey Rescue strives to create a world that respects donkeys for the kind, intelligent and loving creatures they are and that values their wellbeing. We realize that while rescuing donkeys that are abused is our primary mission, this abusive behavior will never change without a shift in the way donkeys are perceived. Therefore, we focus a lot of attention toward educating the public locally and globally via social media, print and radio interviews, public appearances, tours, events, and through our website.

Goal One: We will continue rescuing donkeys who were or are at risk of being abused, neglected and malnourished. We provide them individualized rehabilitation prior to adoption into carefully vetted homes.

Goal Two: Eliminating abuse and neglect of donkeys starts by changing perceptions. We strive to change how people think about donkeys through a variety of printed, digital and in-person educational modalities.

Goal Three: We will pursue grants and other fundraising methods to improve our infrastructure, hire our farrier/equine dentist part-time, purchase an xray machine and increase our capacity to rescue more donkeys.

The Executive Director takes advantage of educational programs through Candid, Missouri University Extension, a membership in the Society for Nonprofits and other online programs geared towards improving leadership skills.

Being a younger organization, we are consistently adapting to change. One change requiring significant adaptation was the rapid growth in the number of rescues on site. The organization had 25 rescues when granted the 501(c)(3) in August 2021. By December 2021, we had 63 rescue equines on-site and by December 2022 that number rose to 204 equines residing in the rescue. As of November 2023, 288 rescues reside on site. These numbers do not account for the more than 150 adoptions since inception. Not only did this rapid growth require significant planning and construction of the rescue infrastructure, but also increased the operation expenses exponentially. We implemented 2 fun educational events per year and a variety of other fundraising mechanisms. We continue to evolve our fundraising options and adoption program to better cover costs and allow us to continue rescuing donkeys in the future.