Villagers in Brierley have set up a campaign after hearing a petition had been set up to have Joseph the donkey, who lives a field behind the village club, put down.
A Facebook group, called Save The Brierley Donkey From Being Shot, has attracted 925 members.
Samantha Thompson, 41, of Bretton Close, who set up the page, said: "Joseph has got a really distinctive, loud eeyore. It sounds like someone is being strangled but it's part of living round here.
"I live practically next to the field and hear him all the time. We've lived with it a long time and you just get used to it - it makes everyone laugh."
