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Wilbur & Piona are still looking for a loving, experienced home where they can live together forever..
We are also looking for permanent homes for donkeys ‘Maddie & foal’ and ‘Balto & Jenna’.
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Firstly, we were delighted to receive some great photos of Nanette in her home in the Limousin. If you can remember back to June when we first rescued Nanette, you’ll recall the terrible curled up feet that prevented her from being able to walk very far and how malnourished she was.Four months on and Nanette is like a different donkey. We are very grateful to the guardians that take on...
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The pictures pretty much say it all! Jim came back to work on Wilbur’s hind feet and to start Nanette’s treatment. Thankfully for everyone concerned it was a cooler day. Wilbur was dosed with Quadrisol but still found the whole experience difficult, whereas Nanette couldn’t have been calmer – as long as she had food on hand she was completely relaxed.
Wilbur...
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Posted by on Jun 22, 2008 in Donkeys, Hoofcare, Welfare | 2 comments
These photos say it all – we’ve had some pretty difficult times since we have set up ERF and we’ve all spent a lot of money that we really can’t afford, but this weekend has reminded us why we do it. A week ago we took in Titan (who we’ve renamed Wilbur as it just seems to fit) – a bag of bones left in a barn for 7 months with appalling feet. When we touched...
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The last few days have brought it home to us the extent of welfare education required here in France. We now have two donkeys with appalling feet and, having spoken to both previous owners, they see nothing wrong with their condition and profess to love their animals. Take a look at this video taken this morning of Titan to see just how much the condition of his feet is hurting...
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