We are a proud member of the United Horse Coalition and A Home for Every Horse. We adhere to their core principles, ensuring the highest standards of care, ethics, and accountability in the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of equines:
​     The Longears Safehouse (TLS) is the only animal rescue organization in the State of New Mexico that specializes in the needs of donkeys, mules, and hinnies. Its charitable purpose is to make the world a better place for donkeys and related longears. It has been helping donkeys and mules in need as an incorporated and federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization since 2012. TLS accomplishes its mission through a series of programs for rescue intake, rehabilitation and training, adoption and post-adoption assistance, and an educational as well as in-person outreach program for donkey owners needing consultation and/or other types of assistance. For animals we take in for rehab, sanctuary and/or adoption we offer a 40-acre micro-ranch facility just north of Estancia, NM, USA.


​Our Micro Ranch

         After many years of relying exclusively on foster homes to train and accommodate our donkeys, The Longears Safehouse finally secured its own rescue ranch in 2019 near the charming town of Estancia, seat of Torrance County. Our facility currently comprises 40 acres. 

        The ranch is managed by its owner, who is the current executive director and resides on site. Since moving our main operations to the ranch, we have invested a lot of time, labor, and funds into improving the existing buildings, facilities, and pasture/corral/paddock areas and - as some of the pictures show - are still not done with our improvement projects. We hope to be able to offer accommodations for interns, visitors, and even vacationers at some point. We are planning to use part of the land as pasture land and to also offer temporary boarding accommodations for animals evacuated from wildfire zones. And we are planning to plant a number of trees to support the State of New Mexico's conservation efforts, to create wind breaks, and enhance our bird habitat so the existing bird population won't have to resort to buildings and trailers anymore to build their nests.

        If you wish to visit our ranch and take a tour, please contact us at least 24 hours ahead of time! We are not staffed for general opening hours for the public and take visits by appointment only. You will be asked to fill out and sign a waiver of liability form. If you can, please download the form here and bring a completed and signed copy with you ahead of your visit!
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