The Longears Safehouse

06/10/2026

Our new handcrafted donkey earrings are now available to purchase through our online store. We have a very limited quantity of those, so make sure you grab yours before they sell out!

The Long Ears Safe House

06/10/2026

Good morning, and Happy Wednesday! Our new ball caps, modeled by our awesome volunteer Church, are now available to purchase through our online store. We have a limited quantity of those, so grab yours before they're sold out! ☺️

The Long Ears Safe House

06/09/2026

We have enough fly masks coming our way now, but we need more dewormer to complete spring deworming for all our residents here.

Please take a look at our wish list and consider sending some dewormer our way: https://www.statelinetack.com/pages/rescue/longears-safehouse?utm_campaign=longears-safehouse&utm_medium=Ride-It-Forward&utm_source=External&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0dzn38lt&fbclid=IwY2xjawSVVLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesaaWoFu-yWQdBafmcO6wlF6NJOGRR9UopX5iSCAZ-iU_SlrtiHYP9VhQnUY_aem_eUNpYFXbSHg9v_uKIBO87w

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 a...

06/09/2026

We are honored to be teaming up with the Santa Fe Human Rights Alliance on June 27 for the Pride Parade in Santa Fe. We will be bringing Jackson and Jessie and will be leading the parade with representatives of the HRA. We are also planning to have an informational booth at the Plaza during the parade, but there will be no merchandise. (Only informational booths are allowed, no vendors.) Come cheer us on or visit with our volunteers at the Plaza!

06/08/2026

Oh no! It's here.

06/08/2026

It's fly mask season! And we have only a limited number of fly masks from last year. Can you possibly send us some from any of our wish lists?
Here's our StateLineTack wish list: https://www.statelinetack.com/pages/rescue/longears-safehouse?utm_campaign=longears-safehouse&utm_medium=Ride-It-Forward&utm_source=External

Here's our Chick's Saddlery wish list:
https://www.chicksaddlery.com/wish-list?WishList_ID=78033&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e233_tv2_tp1_a1demo0dzn38lt&fbclid=IwY2xjawST7ORleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEenLXR2mzkOj_KaAT10pc7x5QzNEFfSu9ZtP4axgS4zH4fSIq1dIH6bzCSCS4_aem_rvaT_dwM6rdprBM-qHQBDw

We have the following equines fly-masked for now: Wyatt, Roscoe, Samule, Cash, Pecos Bill, Traveler, Joaquin, Abigail, Chloe, Jessie, Gereon, Trixie, Jack, Kaiko, W***y, and Selma.

We need fly masks for Finnegan, Jackson, Joe, Sheila, Astrid, Pia, Sasha, Marian, Rosy, Luella, Sundance, Seca, Tigger, Pablo, Walter, Charlie, Gizmo, and Luther. (Mina and Petra are not maskable yet, and some of the others will need some more work to get a mask on without force.)

We are hugely grateful for a donation of 4 cute pony-sized fly masks last year, which we can now use for our smallest standard donkey heads (Kaiko, Jack, Trixie, and Chloe). We need one large mini (or small pony) sized mask for Pablo (the regular mini horse sizes are too small for most mini donkeys!). And we need a bunch of Arabian and small to regular-horse-sized masks for most of the others. Marian, who has become a lot more touchable lately, has a smaller head and could probably do with yearling or pony size, and Gizmo needs pony size, too. We need horse-sized masks for Charlie, Jackson, and Tigger, possibly for Finnegan too.

Summer is a busy time with lots of extra chores for fly protection!

06/08/2026

✔️The Facts About Screwworm from the American Horse Council

The American Horse Council (AHC) is working to share critical information for horse owners regarding the current New World Screwworm (NWS) infestation recently announced in Texas.

On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed New World Screwworm in the umbilical area of a calf in Zavala County, Texas. This expansion into the United States is alarming and AHC wants to make sure you know about the potential risks of this parasitic fly to horses.

While this might seem like an overwhelming and scary situation, we’ve dealt with this before and have confidence in current science based strategies. The United States historically was afflicted with Screwworm for hundreds of years before successfully eliminating it from the country in the 1960s using many of the same methods we use now.

We’ve eliminated it before, and have full faith we’ll do it again, but only if all horse owners do their part to stay vigilant and follow state guidelines for animal movement.

‼️ Read the facts here: https://horsecouncil.org/screwworm/

06/08/2026

Good morning, and Happy Monday! We've moved up to Rank #298. You can vote for us or both donate and vote, because every dollar donated through My Giving Circle automatically counts as a vote. Every vote gets us closer to a grant. Will you vote for us or donate?

https://mygivingcircle.org/the-longears-safehouse/donate?fbclid=IwY2xjawSPeGtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeJxxJL6BW9gHr1g_KfIjis19AvGIjQLZggshvGeeXUCAnbg399_xjqp6-2CY_aem_eJUjGa_mUOSa36S1lHSDgg

Each year MyGivingCircle gives away $2,500,000 in grants and donations. You can help The Longears Safehouse by Donating today.

06/08/2026

Got a lot done today. Here's Kaiko wearing a fly mask for the first time in her life. She's still a bit uneasy about it, but she'll figure out with time that her eyes will be less teary from the flies that way.

06/07/2026

Barney got his feet done, and he is happily getting to know his new best friend, Biggs. He probably hasn't been as happy in a very long time.