Donkeys
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Donkeys saved from skin trade slaughter had missing ears, infections and open wounds
Six people been found guilty of animal cruelty, and of living in South Africa illegally.
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Donkey on the mend after charities step in to provide ‘life-saving’ sarcoid surgery
A donkey with a severe sarcoid is recovering after welfare charities stepped in to get him the specialist veterinary care he needed to survive
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Giant American donkey makes 18-hour flight to start mule breeding programme in Australia
The “extremely vocal” but “loving” American mammoth donkey, Moses, stands at 15hh and arrived in Australia last month
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‘They both needed a best friend’: lonely donkeys find joy with each other
A giant donkey, who lost his best friend to cancer, has found happiness with a new companion
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Enjoy a virtual feast of donkeys — on International Carrot Day
The special production is a follow-up to a series of successful events last year, which won the Donkey Sanctuary the award for the best audience engagement campaign at the 2020 UK Social Media Awards
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Donkey foal with ‘long stripy socks’ born to rescued mother
The jenny was pregnant when she was taken in by the charity
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Record-breaking 77-year-old pilot to take on epic ‘Donkathon’
The fundraising trip, which will start at North Moreton in Oxfordshire on 25 June, will take in 27 stops and cover an average eight miles a day
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Moment of hope in sadness as rescue donkey bonds with new friend after companion's death
A severely lame and overweight donkey taken in by a charity a year ago is now on the road to recovery and has bonded with a new friend following the sad loss of her companion
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‘Donkeys at risk’: new petition calls for ban on skin trading
A Brooke spokesman said donkeys are killed for their skins to fulfil the growing demand for ejiao, a gelatin used in traditional Chinese medicine and beauty products.
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‘Truly magical’: heartbroken donkey finds reason to live again with new friend
The 24-year-old donkey had been left “forlorn and lonely” following the loss of his best friend to colic
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Euthanasia ‘may be the only option’ for donkey found suffering on waste site
A second donkey was found suffering with thrush and white line disease in all four hooves
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Three-year-old rider takes on 100-mile challenge ‘to help sad donkeys and horses far away’
“Lego is very sweet with him, I think he knows Eden is only little and he really looks after him”
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Pony found in garden shed ‘in pain with every step’ put down
Two cobs and 14 donkeys were seized by police and taken into the care of the RSPCA and the Donkey Sanctuary
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Remarkable recovery for ‘ballerina’ donkey thanks to life-changing care
A young donkey who was born with “ballerina syndrome” that meant he could only stand on tiptoes has made a remarkable recovery.
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Bless you! Donkey snorts snow as equids enjoy wintry weather
Piglet, Doug and Sonny are among the donkeys pictured enjoying the snowfall
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Donkeys rescued from filth celebrate a year of freedom this Christmas
The pair were discovered in 2019 with “extremely overgrown” hooves, standing in faeces and filth with no access to the fields outside
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Donkeys to star in online carols by candlelight event
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‘No justification’ for ‘worst case of neglect’ seen by welfare inspector
The man pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering when he appeared in court last month following the SSPCA investigation
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Starving donkeys found living among shards of glass ‘thriving’ since rescue
Donkeys rescued during Storm Dennis from a site strewn with broken glass and barbed are growing in confidence seven months on
