OpEd by Andrea Jenkins – Donkeys of Australia Over the past few months I have read many articles about donkeys. There was one article I read a couple of weeks ago though that really hit a nerve. The article included a stunning picture of a donkey, gazing out […]
by Alixandra Caole Vila as published at Nature World News African Donkeys are Being Slaughtered to Extinction While China’s taste for elephant ivories have died down, it seems like their fondness has shifted to Donkey skin this time. According to the National Council of Societies for the Prevention […]
Source: International Humane Society PR “This story walks hand-in-hand with our discussion on Wild Horse and Burro Radio last night” ~ R.T. Bill also shines a light on brutal trade in China and South Korea U.S. Representatives Alcee L. Hastings, D-Fla., Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Dave Trott, R-Mich. and […]
by Rachael Turner as published on Horse and Hound “There’s about 700 donkeys coming here to wait to die. There’s no food, there’s no water…” The ‘horrific’ conditions facing donkeys in markets in Tanzania have been highlighted by welfare groups. The Donkey Sanctuary’s Alex Mayers and Thomas Kahema, […]
By Merritt Clifton editor of Animals 24-7 “…donkeys fall into a unique and difficult niche: that of a species formerly kept almost exclusively in poorer parts of the world as a work animal…” BEIJING––Can demand for a commodity that constitutes only one ten-thousandth of the global market for […]
by R.T. Fitch ~ co-founder and president of Wild Horse Freedom Federation “Christmas is so very personal in multiple ways; it is a central book mark in our lives. Bitter sweet is the flavor of the day but it is what we make of it that builds precious […]
“Donkeys have long endured ridicule from people who have taken their quiet, kind nature for weakness. They make fun of their lovely voice and beautiful ears. They torment them, and work them to the bone, because the donkey doesn’t complain. The donkey wants to please, and finds even the smallest gesture of kindness a great gift.”
“Dear Readers; I know that Christmas was several days ago but I would like to share with you how I spent my Christmas along with some very special friends who helped to make a whole bunch of little Chinese children happy if only for a moment. One of […]
by Zachary Treu as published at PBS.org “Without horse fighting, it wouldn’t feel like a new year,” In several small villages throughout the southern regions of China, a grisly 500-year-old tradition kicked off the Chinese New Year last week. According to a report from l’Agence France-Presse, members of […]
As Published in Shanghiist.com, photos by SouFun.com, video compilation by R.T. Fitch “…she is so busy with work, she hasn’t had time to find a suitable husband…” This stunt has horse girl written all over it. A woman from Chengdu, Sichuan province placed billboard ads all over the […]
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