Cripple Creek in need of volunteers to watch over free-roaming donkeys KOAA News5 and last updated 2021-06-30 20:08:16-04 CRIPPLE CREEK â A call to action is taking place in the Cripple Creek community. The small town is home to more than a dozen feral donkeys that freely roam the area. A group of volunteers takes care of the herd in their free time, but they're in need of more helping hands for the summer season. For about five months out of the year, the herd of donkeys can be seen roaming around Cripple Creek. The other months out of the year, they're taken to a pasture, where they have food and shelter for the colder seasons.