Oregon Donkey Sanctuary is so popular, you can’t visit until next year. Now it plans to grow

Published on: 05/07/2026

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A donkey comes in for a close-up at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Jim Urquhart shows affection to a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Jim and Rhonda Urquhart stand with donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. The couple founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey tires to smell the camera at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey’s ears fills the frame at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Jim Urquhart shows affection to a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey’s nose at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Jim Urquhart removes a coat from a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey stands in the foreground as Jim Urquhart appears in the background at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey comes in for a close-up at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with her donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Donkey ears at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Rhonda Urquhart stands with her donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey brays for attention from behind a fence at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Jim Urquhart shows affection to a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey’s face fills the frame at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkeys drinks water from a bucket the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Rhonda Urquhart stands with her donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Jim Urquhart removes a coat from a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Rhonda Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. She and her husband, Jim, founded the sanctuary in 2021. Jim Urquhart stands with a donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. He and his wife, Rhonda, founded the sanctuary in 2021. The Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A small gift shop at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. Biographies and photos of donkeys are displayed on a fence at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Brushes for donkeys at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A donkey nose at the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026. Founded by Rhonda and Jim Urquhart, the sanctuary cares for neglected, abused and special-needs donkeys. A memorial for donkeys that have died at Oregon Donkey Sanctuary in Oregon City on April 17, 2026.