| Donkey boss ready to take the reins again | - 28th January, 2009 |
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009, KIDS can breathe a sigh of relief – the seaside donkeys may be coming back. Donkey rides had been a fixture on Thanet’s beaches since 1790, but many feared that tradition was over last year when supervisor Nick Gunn said he was retiring from the job and had no one else [...]
| Donkey tradition dies with cocklewoman | - 22nd January, 2009 |
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By Nick Parry BBC News There used to be a saying in west Wales that went: “He who marries a Llansaint woman marries a fortune.” For many years the wives from the village would work up to 10 hours a day gathering cockles by hand and then take them to sell on donkeys. It all [...]
| Donkeys injured in Gaza | - 21st January, 2009 |
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The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched the appeal to help provide first aid and drugs for animals injured in Gaza. WSPA plans to work with the Palestine Wildlife Society and Let the Animals Live (Israel) — both groups that are members of WSPA. Trevor Wheeler, WSPA’s Middle East director said: [...]
| Marines in Iraq fall for heehaw honey of a mascot | - 20th January, 2009 |
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Published Saturday January 17, 2009 BY MATTHEW HANSEN WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER His name is Smoke, he likes hay and long walks in the desert, and he’ll soon be married to the Marine Corps if an Omaha Marine stationed in Iraq gets his way. Col. John D. Folsom has spent the past month playing matchmaker, slicing through [...]
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