Archive for July, 2009

Afghan Donkeys Ready for Elections - 31st July, 2009
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IslamOnline.net & News Agencies

Donkeys will help voters in areas where trucks and even helicopters cannot reach.

KABUL — The government is readying more than 3,000 donkeys to help deliver millions of ballot papers to remote regions of the country for the upcoming presidential vote.“I emphasize that these are the most complicated elections I have seen,” Kai [...]


Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo Celebrates French National Day With Two Poitou Donkeys - 9th July, 2009
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By Brianne Barrett
Boston, MA – With Bastille Day around the corner, Franklin Park Zoo will celebrate the French National Day two days early by welcoming the Zoo’s newest celebrity residents: “Samuel” and “Balthazar,” two rare breed Poitou donkeys. 
The President and CEO of Zoo New England, John Linehan, along with special guest, the Consul General of [...]


Donkey born during Murray’s victory named after Michael Jackson - 2nd July, 2009
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Aberdeen City Council serves shock snub to tennis ace Andy Murray
By Sally Hind and David Ewen    Published: 01/07/2009

A DONKEY born in Aberdeen as Andy Murray scored his epic tennis victory has been named … after Michael Jackson.
Aberdeen council workers had been poised to name a newborn donkey after Andy Murray, the nation’s sporting idol.
The baby [...]