Feel Good Sunday: Video ~ Tiny Donkey Thinks He’s Actually A Dog
Source: The Dodo “Ya gotta love this little guy…AND the kind folks who rescued him!” ~ R.T. For more on Tiny Tim click (HERE)
THY CROSS I’LL CARRY: The legend of the Jerusalem Donkey
Story by By Jaine Treadwell “This is the day of renewal, resurrection and new life with spring popping all around us. Time to take stock and refresh. We spent quite a bit of time, this day, in attempting to locate an equine related Easter story that might invigorate […]
Feel Good ‘Palm’ Sunday: The Plight of God’s Beast of Burden, the Donkey
By Marjorie Farabee of WHFF and TMR Rescue “…the donkey asks for nothing in payment other than to be treated fairly…” Today of all days, I am struck by the hypocrisy of people who want the wild burros gone from their rightful lands. On this week of Christ’s […]
Feel Good Sunday: 42-Year-Old Donkey Saved From Worst Place Finds The Friend She Always Needed
By Caitlin Jill Anders as published on The Dodo “They are always together and they cry nonstop when they get separated” ❤️️ When Hattie was around 34 years old, she was put up for auction to be sold for slaughter. She was incredibly underweight with long, overgrown hooves, […]
While on your Holiday, be a Responsible Tourist and put yourself ‘In Their Hooves’
Source: The Donkey Sanctuary Donkeys naturally avoid showing distress, meaning it isn’t always easy to see they are suffering. Donkeys and mules are put to work in tourism all over the world, whether used as taxis, for treks or to carry luggage. While The Donkey Sanctuary does not […]
Deadly skin trade may have prompted Nigeria’s Equine Influenza outbreak
Source: HorseTalk Nigeria has declared an outbreak of Equine Influenza with more than 3000 equines infected, with reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) suggesting the outbreak is a symptom of the unregulated global movement and trading of donkeys for their skins. International animal welfare charity The Donkey […]
The SFTHH Traditional Equine Christmas Story: “We Were There”
An excerpt from R.T. Fitch‘s book ~ Straight from the Horse’s Heart: A Spiritual Ride through Love, Loss and Hope “First published on SFTHH in 2009 this tale rings as true today as it did then. For me it brings back memories of friends I have lost yet […]
Feel Good Sunday: Firefighter Does Sweetest Thing For Two Terrified Donkeys Fleeing Wildfires
By Lily Feinn as published on The Dodo They were so relieved to be safe ❤️ Firefighter Chris Harvey and Sacramento Fire Chief Gary Loesch were driving down Honey Run Road in Paradise, California, on Saturday when they came across something entirely unexpected. Just days before, the deadly […]
How to Help Those Affected by the California Fires
By Julia Jacobs as published on the NYT Three wildfires in California have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed thousands of homes. So far, 31 people have died. As of Sunday morning, 111,000 acres had been burned by the fire in the northern part of the […]
Feel Good Sunday: They Also Served
courtesy of The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition “Tissue Alert: A species that takes great joy in destroying itself shows no mercy upon lifeforms that it considers to be inferior. Forced into service, by no choice of their own, millions of companion animals have given the ultimate sacrifice with […]
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