All year the Tesco Community Fund has been donating funds to local causes around the country based on customer votes using their little blue tokens. And the votes of shoppers in Co. Cork revealed themselves to be the quickest to show support for their local furry friends. That's right, more customers in the People's Republic voted for animal welfare causes to receive the funds than in any other county in Ireland. One of the lucky benefactors of the Tesco Community Fund was The Donkey Sanctuary in Mallow, Co. Cork. The Donkey Sanctuary is an animal welfare charity aimed at protecting donkey and mules, and promoting their welfare worldwide. With the Cork sanctuary having taken in 4,600 donkeys since its opening, every little bit of help is needed to protect these gorgeous animals. Triona O’Mahony of The Donkey Sanctuary said: “We are currently caring for almost 1,800 donkeys and have rescued over 400 already this year. We welcome visitors all year around to meet our beautiful donkeys including our oldest residents known as the ‘Super Grannies Group’. The support from our local Tesco store will help us in our continued efforts to transform the lives of neglected donkeys, like little Chaz (pictured), and we are forever grateful.” The Donkey Sanctuary is just one of 258 local causes across Co. Cork to receive donations from the Tesco Community Fund. To date, over 3,500 local good causes have shared a donation of €1,000,000 since the launch of the Community Fund initiative last year, and Tesco is now calling for more nominations countrywide. For more information click here.