When Donkey Finally Gets His Freedom After 8 Years Of Being Chained, He Brays With Joy

Leonardo is a donkey that lived in terrible conditions in a Seville town, but now, due to the intervention of the Fundación Santuario Gaia, he finally understands what it’s like to be free after being chained for eight years. The sanctuary has greeted him, and the emotional moment of his arrival was more than moving; it seems that Leonardo had been looking forward to his liberation, and he can only smile.

The donkey belonged to a family who lived in social exclusion and was forced to leave their home due to difficulties with their neighbors. These individuals approached the former protector of Osuna (Seville) to take control of him, and the matter was eventually assigned to Santuario Gaia.

To go to his new house, Leonardo traveled from Seville to Girona.

According to the newspaper La Vanguardia, Leonardo got veterinary care as soon as he arrived at the sanctuary, and they immediately began treating his eyes and wounds, as well as deworming him both outwardly and inside.

Santuario Gaia has published a touching video on social media in which the donkey brays with joy after being freed by the volunteers and hearing that he would never be tied up again; it appears as though he realizes that he is truly free, loved, and protected.

The shelter posted on its Facebook page, “In a message placed on its Facebook account, the sanctuary wrote:

«For him, the first few days have been full of surprises. I’ve never met so many different animals in my life, and it’s always a party. He is looking forward to being with the rest of the donkeys, and he gets delighted when he sees the cows and bulls, pigs, and even the birds. The most wonderful thing is seeing him so relaxed while basking in the sun ».

The life of this donkey, according to Gaia Sanctuary, has been arduous and uncertain. He’s been cooped up for the past eight years, with minimal sustenance and nearly no hydration. As a result of all of this, he has a variety of health issues.

His eyes are seriously afflicted by uveitis, an infection of the central layer of the eye, as well as an ulcer in the left eye; his skin is in bad shape, and his limbs are covered with scabs and ulcers; and his skin is in bad shape.