Tag Archives: donkeys

An unprecedented rescue of two donkeys by sea took place on Monday afternoon on a remote beach in northern Karpathos within the Natura 2000 protected area. Τhe two animals were spotted on the remote beach by fishermen who called authorities. Prompt was the response of the local authorities, the Fire …

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Greece’s Rural Development Ministry has finally decided to set up a registry for horses, donkeys and other equines in the country. The decision follows immense and pressure by equines welfare societies that have been demanding the registry for years. The registry will facilitate the tracing of horses and the supervision …

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Nobody knows how many horses, donkeys and mules there are in Greece, where they live, under what conditions, when and how they change ownership and how their life ends. This happens because Greece does not comply with the European Regulation which, since 2008, mandates that all equines in Europe be …

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While the world is facing the challenge of a fast-spreading virus, the Greek NGO Ippothesis is facing a further challenge: feeding and caring for their equines, horses they have rescued from abuse and neglect. In this last month donations have dramatically decreased, while grant funding requests have been rejected before …

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An animal activist and his camera man denounce that they were brutally attacked “wild group of ten, stick-wielding men:, while they were trying to film the abuse of donkeys on the island of Santorini. A South African animal welfare worker was brutally assaulted and threatened with death, when filming abuse …

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Greece has banned obese tourists from riding donkeys after animal rights campaigners said the creatures were being left with spinal injuries and open wounds. The Greek Ministry of Rural Development has reportedly published a new set of regulations with regards to donkeys’ well-being, but the situation has still a long …

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It reads like “Fiat is producing a new car model for over-weight drivers” or something. An unbelievable action if  true, especially now that the outrage is spreading in Greece and abroad about the abuse of donkeys on the island of Santorini, with many animal lovers calling on tourists to stop …

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After the shocking videos of donkeys abuse and the ugly incident where muleteers attacked animal rights activists, authorities on the island of Santorini finally decided to take measures for the protection of the troubled  and abused in many ways animals. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Municipality of Santorini …

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Animal rights activists were assaulted by locals and muleteers when they staged a protest against the abuse of donkeys on the island of Santorini on Friday. Two of the activists were taken to hospital, two more were slightly injured. One protester fainted. The incident took place took place in front …

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A video posted on social media has triggered a storm of outrage about the cruelty donkeys and mules on the island of Santorini have been exposed to. The video shows a donkey overloaded with black garbage bags. The load is so heavy that the poor animal can hardly walk, it …

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Donkeys in Crete will get license plates. They will not carry their registration number on their head or their rump. The number that will allow them to wander around will be engraved on one of the four hoofs, I heard this morning on a Greek television channel. Donkeys with license …

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The famous donkeys of Lindos on the island of Rhodes fell victim to tax controls. A hefty fine of more than four thousand euro was imposed to the donkeys for violating the tax law: that is transporting tourists to the Acropolis of Lindos without issue receipts – probably digging huge …

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