Zsa Zsa

We found Zsa Zsa, a wild zonkey, in an Oklahoma kill pen with a small donkey named Woody. In every photo of them together, her head hung over his body and she looked so scared. Of course we had to take them both. These “exotics” tend to ask exorbitant prices that people refuse to pay and they ship to slaughter. I paid for her myself so she wouldn’t have to spend one more day in that horrible place.

A zonkey is a cross between a donkey and a zebra. We don't agree with breeding them as it can cause horrible health and psychological issues. Cool as they look, they do not make good pets or work animals as they lean toward the wild side of their DNA. They tend to be aggressive toward humans, so they often end up, like Zsa Zsa, in kill pens.

Zsa Zsa is fabulous, darling! She’s wild and elegant with her occasional stripes, a beauty spot in the middle of her forehead, and whiskers. Her soulful eyes look like they’ve been outlined with eyeliner. We have no idea how old she is, but her namesake never told her age. A mess when she arrived, she needed a good bath, but she wanted it the wild way by taking a good rain shower. When her coat is clean and white, her colors really stand out. She is absolutely beautiful.

Zsa Zsa and Woody spent isolation together until we were sure they were healthy. Then we released them into the big donkey herd. She led the way into the thick of it with Woody following timidly behind. She kicked away the curious to set boundaries, but then the most amazing thing happened. ZZ the Zonkey came running to her. He knew instantly that they were two of a kind. He introduced himself to what was probably the most beautiful lady he had ever seen. It wasn’t long before we found them sharing hay in a threesome with Woody.

In Africa, zebras are native to savannas. Donkeys are found naturally in more arid regions. Zonkeys are born in captivity, so they have no geographic home, but Zsa Zsa has found hers at Skydog.

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In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and two Senators to urge them to support these bills. You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121‬, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io

Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2025 (H.R.1661 in the House and S.775 in the Senate). This bill would amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the “Farm Bill”. There are several important provisions for animals in that omnibus federal law, including the Cat and Dog Meat Trade Prohibition Act. It is currently illegal to slaughter, transport, possess, purchase, sell, or donate dogs and cats, or their parts, for human consumption. The SAFE Act would extend the ban to equines and shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.

The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 4356) The bill would eliminate the use of helicopters in rounding up wild horses and burros, and require a study into alternative methods for humanely gathering the animals.

See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches and stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs.

A bill from the previous 118th Congress that we hope will be introduced again this session:

Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ​​ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.