A 4-year-old donkey found wandering in Chatham County was auctioned off after no owner came forward to claim him. Pittsboro-based nonprofit Turtle Pants Farm secured a winning bid to claim the donkey.

She currently has about 50 donkeys on her 22-acre farm and is working to find good homes for most of them. Her love for donkeys began five years ago, when she rescued a sick donkey and nursed him ...