"As I begin my Zoom chat with Ron King, co-founder of Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary, a friendly face nudges into the screen: a donkey. She's named Grace, like me. "I did not do that on purpose," King promises. "The reason she's in here is because she's so sweet." It's a fitting beginning to a conversation about Donkey King, a docuseries that purports to follow King and the team at Oscar's Place but is really all about the animals."
"King found donkeys by chance. Having left his previous career, he was deciding what to do with his next chapter when he stumbled upon a TikTok about donkeys being auctioned for slaughter. He was so moved, he decided to make protecting donkeys his mission, helping to launch Oscar's Place in 2021. Today, it spans two locations in Mendocino County, California."
Ron King co-founded Oscar's Place Adoption Center & Sanctuary after encountering donkeys at risk and deciding to dedicate his next chapter to their protection. The organization opened in 2021 and now operates two locations in Mendocino County, California. Oscar's Place rescues donkeys from auction and slaughter, prioritizing family groups so animals like Lucille and her nursing foal Grace can remain together for life. A docuseries titled Donkey King premieres Jan. 3 on ABC and centers on the animals and sanctuary work. King is a 56-year-old former media executive who describes donkeys as his life's joy.
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