What do we do?
We bring our gentle and friendly miniature donkeys to your community group, voluntary organisation, dementia group or special needs group.
We are based in South Norfolk and operate across Norfolk and Suffolk. Basically, we visit anywhere where a mood boosting donkey visit would help people with their wellbeing.
If you want our donkeys to come to a Wedding, Private Party, Event or even a Funeral we can do that too.
Why do we do it?
Having worked with family carers professionally and having been a family carer for two parents with dementia, the group’s founder knows firsthand how stress can be relieved by spending time with these beautiful animals.
Sarah lost her mum to dementia in April 2017 and took the decision to set up a social enterprise to bring the benefits of interacting with mini donkeys to as wide an audience as possible.
How do you book a visit?
If you would like to find out more about how our visits work or would like to book a visit, you can e-mail us, give us a call or download a booking form.
Our visits do book up quite quickly and if you have a specific date in mind (wedding, summer fete, special birthday) call us to reserve your date. Bookings are confirmed on receipt of a completed booking form.
Mini Donks on Facebook
What a fantastic couple of visits Alfie and Rubik have had! Today we were at Shiels Court, Brundall, where some residents were so excited to see the boys that they braved the morning chill to come outside! We then took the boys indoors and met two very special ladies; one said she just loved the donks and the other, we visited in her room, who said she couldn’t believe that they would be that handsome! No photos from today, but on Thursday we went to Oaklands Care Home, Scole, where we were met with so many smiles and laughs! We visited the residents in the living and dining rooms, making lots of new friends and getting lots of fuss. One lady liked Rubik so much she gave him a huge hug, and another gentleman, who was partially sighted, loved being able to feel Alfie 🥰
Always get tears in my eyes seeing the photos, such wonderful work you all do x
Here is the big surprise in full for those of you who missed it going out to over 5 million people last night!
Thank you The National Lottery Community Fund and the production team. It has been a wonderful whirlwind journey. Xxx
Wow! Congratulations to you Sarah and your fabulous team. You are an amazing lady and it’s been fabulous to watch your dream grow year after year. So so happy for you. You absolutely deserve the most special of ‘Thank you’s’ for all of those special, unique and unforgettable memories that you have created for so many dementia sufferers and their families. I feel so blessed to have experienced some of those moments with you and the donks, and hold those moments and memories close to my heart 💕💕💕. Big love and hugs beautiful lady ♥️ Netty xxxx
So so deserved Sarah - you, Team Mini Donk and your fantastic volunteers are amazing and the joy you bring is incalculable. Keep up the fantastic work ❤️❤️❤️
Sarah I am so proud to see how far you have come and how many lives you have touched and made a lasting difference to. It doesn’t seem five minutes since we were all sat around that table full of good ideas. You are an inspiration. X
Well done. You've got a fantastic life with those beautiful donks, and, bringing joy to so many others.. Keep going 💕💕
Much deserved. Ever since I saw your presentation at The Co-Operative membership meeting I’ve followed you on Facebook. So pleased x
Wow Sarah you are just amazing, we've both come a long way from a few years ago ! Am so proud of you and what you've achieved. Love and miss you loads xxx
💖 Congratulations Sarah and Team Minidonk! I was so pleased and proud watching that advert last night! 💖
How absolutely wonderful ❤️ A beautiful person 🤝 Beautiful people and lovely donkeys. You are all absolutely amazing 😊
Fabulous what a great surprise Sarah. You and Your team are truly amazing 😊
💕 😢 💕 😢 💕 How lovely....💕 but it did make me cry too....😭 I'm so pleased for you all 😀 I know....I'm a soppy b****r (but don't tell everyone 🤫)
Incredible that’s amazing and so are you. So chuffed for you ❤️🦋🎉🥂
Congratulations, well deserved Sarah !
Awesome! So very well deserved with all of your hard work to make it all possible. Well done fabulous lady! Xx
So very very well deserved. You are a very very special lady xxx
I stopped my birthday celebrations last night to watch this ☺️ just love Sarah and her donkeys. Xx
Watched it, brilliant and well deserved.❤️
It was lovely xx
Congratulations 🤝
Well deserved xx
Huge congratulations ❤️
WOW well deserved
Trevor Kennedy Claire Chapman just in case you missed this xxxx Love you Sarah 😍
♥
Maisie Alida look at this !!! Brilliant for them!
Grace Thomas
8.45 tonight........ we thought it was 8.15??
Just saw the advert..how lovely! 😊 Can't wait to see you guys Monday! X
I saw it on ITV+1 a few minutes ago. Wonderful and very emotional💗
Sarah Stuttle
Jazmin Wiles I can see you 🤣
OK Mindonkers, the cat is out of the bag, the donkeys has bolted out of the open stable door..... we can now share what shenanigans my volunteers have all been up to...
www.edp24.co.uk/business/farming/miniature-donkeys-for-wellbeing-national-lottery-big-surprise-1-...
Therapeutic donkey project set for prime-time TV fame on National Lottery advert
A prime-time TV audience of millions awaits for an unsung Norfolk hero and her heart-warming mini donkeys - which will feature in an advert break during Britain's Got Talent on Saturday.Was just watching the TV and it popped up on the tv, I was like, is that Sarah, is it! Congratulations xx
For once ( only !) I will watch BGT just to see the fabulous mini donkeys & their lovely handlers . Thank you for bringing such joy to the people you visit x
Brought tears to my eyes - well done Sarah you and your human and 4 legged team bring joy into people's lives every day - and wow what a way to bring miniature donkeys into the limelight- thank you xx
Awesome!! And so well deserved! Well done Sarah and the mini donkers!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥂🥂🥂❤️❤️😘🥰 xxx
How absolutely lovely Sarah.. The minidonks are becoming such celebrities.! Well done for everything you've achieved so far and for the happiness your tiny herd has brought to so many people.💗
Absolutely ace and well done . . I do worry that miniature donkeys could become the next 'pet fad' though . People don't know how long these fab little creatures live for .
Wow well done McP that's amazing! Go mini donks
Aww congratulations guys ur all doing a super job. Love this ❤️ x
Magnificent! X
Omg my eyes filled up this is amazing Sarah x
Lovely Sarah and her minidonks. Very well done all involved. So much joy you bring and how hard you all work. A success you very much deserve. So pleased congratulations. 👍😘
So well deserved!!! Will have to see if I can find utube?? Congratulations to Sarah, her amazing volunteers, and of course the beautiful minidonks themselves 🥂🥂🥂
I'm so pleased for you Sarah and the team.... You bring so much happiness to so many people and you deserve all the plaudits 🎖🏆🏅 💕💕
Fabulous news, huge congratulations 👏👏
How fabulous. Will make sure we’re watching on Saturday night xxx
Wow amazing and I love the photos
yay! fantastic. congratulations!
Amazing and so very well deserved to Sarah the team and not forgetting those beautiful little Mini Donks !!! Congratulations 😍❤❤❤
Well done & well deserved , will tune in & watch you all 😀😀👏👏👏 x
so proud 💛💛 and gutted i won’t be able to watch!!!!
Amazing!!! Well done!!!!!!
Congratulations, well deserved ❤
Super huge levels of YAY....!
Congratulations Sarah and team, and of course the amazing MiniDonks! I'll be watching. ❤
🚀❣🌻🙋🏼♀️Fabulous news! Prime time TV fame it is! Congratulations!
I work with the best team in the world.... Saturday, ITV 8.15pm find out why/
Your all such amazing people well done ❤️xx
Beautiful.
tell me !!!! 😮😮
Do you like a surprise? Then tune in to ITV this Saturday at 8pm. Wait for the first advert break and prepare to be surprised........
Great photo! Xx
Fantastic!! Wish I could see it. Those donks are doing so well.
Fabulous pic...!
I’ll definitely watch.
I'm a little teapot " Rap Style" Can't wait 😂
Okay, I gotta find out what and ITV is.......😍
A seriously dedicated Donkey Wrangler and gifted CEO does her favourite "I'm a little teapot" party piece...
Oooh! Can't wait! 🤗🌟🥳💪❣
Looks like the perfect stance of a successful football manager... maybe that's next - Mini Donks United! x
Intriguing...
Jazmin Wiles
When your volunteers come back from a visit full of smiles, and stories of the people they have met, and full of how loving the donkeys have been. When the feedback from the care home is 5 out of 5 on all areas of our operation. When the highlights of the visit say, “it was so amazing to see all the residents smiling and the interaction between the donkeys and the residents. Also visiting rooms, one lady in particular it was the highlight of the year for her. She really loved them.”
Then you know that what you are doing is a good thing, from the heart.
Well done team - another cracking visit. Minidonks rock!
There should be so much more of this everywhere! The elderly sit with little excitement most days, and most would've had some link with animals, is wonderful! 💜❤
Love you.xxxxx
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