A Donkey Welfare Clinic is constructed in the metropolitan, Addis Ababa

The Donkey Sanctuary UK constructed a donkey welfare clinic in Addis Ababa, Mesalemia area to provide regular health care to grain market donkeys, in 2008. It was upon the request of the donkeys owners in Markato grain market. Before the construction of the clinic, a team of experts from the Debre Zeit based project visits the grain market the first Saturday each month for over 4 years. The clinic was inaugurated by David Cook, CEO of the Donkey Sanctuary and Professor Andreas Eshete, the then President of the University, Professor Feseha, project leader as well as college officials and project staff.