DonkeyLand

To report a distressed or orphaned wild burro please call the correct jurisdiction. Remember NEVER wait and think someone else might make the call for help, YOU may be the ONLY voice for a injured or lost animal in need!!!

* Riverside County Department of Animal Services (951) 358-7387

* Moreno Valley Animal Control (951) 413-3790

* Redlands Animal Control (909) 798-7644

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SHOULD HIT A BURRO:

SAFETY FIRST
Instantly turn on your hazard lights or emergency flashers to warn oncoming vehicles and avoid further accidents. If possible, pull over to the side of the road and if you must leave your vehicle, stay off the road and out of the way of any oncoming vehicles. We recommend always carrying a flashlight in your car at all times.

CALL FOR HELP
Take responsibility by calling 911 for help, never hit an animal of any kind and flee the scene this is animal cruelty. You want to help avoid the animal from suffering any more by being hit by another car or creating another car accident.

NEXT
Call your local Animal Control, wait for help to arrive, if a wild burro can be saved the authorities will contact DonkeyLand or in some cases transport the burro to the Rescue Center. You are more than welcome to call DonkeyLand too, but you MUST report this to the authorities first.

STAY AWAY FROM THE WILD INJURED BURRO
Never approach the injured animal, keep your distance, stay safe till help arrives, sometimes a good deed can go bad, causing an animal to run off before help arrives, possibly causing further injury and suffering. A frightened, wounded wild burro can bite, use its powerful legs and hooves to harm you.

BABY ORPHAN
If it is a mother that has been killed and there is a baby orphan nearby, please do NOT try to capture or get close to the baby because it will not survive if it is afraid and runs away on its own. Just keep a close eye on it until help arrives.

DECEASED BURRO
If the burro dies at the scene please make sure the authorities pull the body far off the road to allow a safe way for the herd or the surviving wild burro family to safely mourn. The body will be tagged by Animal Control and removed by the body removal service.