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Betty White donated for years to this Texas animal sanctuary. Meet her namesake baby donkey.
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Betty White donated for years to this Texas animal sanctuary. Meet her namesake baby donkey.
Rosanna Fraire
San Angelo Standard-Times
Published 3:58 p.m. CT Jan. 5, 2022 | Updated 2:46 p.m. CT Jan. 6, 2022
SAN ANGELO — Television icon Betty White was famously known for being an animal supporter and advocate, and that love stretched to a donkey rescue in West Texas. After her death, the rescue wanted to honor her memory by naming their newest foal and nursery after the icon.
White, who died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 31, 2021, had been a donor to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue since 2006. The country's largest sanctuary for abused and neglected donkeys with more than 60 locations is based in San Angelo, Texas.
Betty White-Ludden, also known as Betty, was born Dec. 25, 2021 at the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue near San Angelo, Texas. The foal was named after the late Betty White, a longtime supporter of the organization.
Mark Meyers, executive director of the rescue, said when White started donating, her checks were under the name "Betty White-Ludden" and came from her home. ... "A lot of people said it could be any Betty White, but the checks came from her house under her name and then started coming from her management company," Meyers said. "It was the real deal Betty White."
Meyers said she donated tens of thousands of dollars over the years to the rescue. ... "She was a huge animal person all around the world," Meyers said. "We were on Animal Planet a few times, so maybe that's where she heard of us."
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Betty White donated for years to this Texas animal sanctuary. Meet her namesake baby donkey.
Rosanna Fraire
San Angelo Standard-Times
Published 3:58 p.m. CT Jan. 5, 2022 | Updated 2:46 p.m. CT Jan. 6, 2022
SAN ANGELO — Television icon Betty White was famously known for being an animal supporter and advocate, and that love stretched to a donkey rescue in West Texas. After her death, the rescue wanted to honor her memory by naming their newest foal and nursery after the icon.
White, who died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 31, 2021, had been a donor to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue since 2006. The country's largest sanctuary for abused and neglected donkeys with more than 60 locations is based in San Angelo, Texas.
Betty White-Ludden, also known as Betty, was born Dec. 25, 2021 at the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue near San Angelo, Texas. The foal was named after the late Betty White, a longtime supporter of the organization.
Mark Meyers, executive director of the rescue, said when White started donating, her checks were under the name "Betty White-Ludden" and came from her home. ... "A lot of people said it could be any Betty White, but the checks came from her house under her name and then started coming from her management company," Meyers said. "It was the real deal Betty White."
Meyers said she donated tens of thousands of dollars over the years to the rescue. ... "She was a huge animal person all around the world," Meyers said. "We were on Animal Planet a few times, so maybe that's where she heard of us."
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