Archive for November, 2009

New (seasonal) career for donkeys! - 26th November, 2009
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No antlers, but an EXCELLENT red nose – these donkeys are really entering into the spirit of make-do and mend in these straightened times.  As seen in a  TV commercial in USA for the phone service provider Boost Mobile in which Santa Claus replaces his reindeer with donkeys to cut back on expenses.    By STUART [...]


Download a great NEDDI screensaver - 24th November, 2009
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The NEDDI donkeys would like to send you a little Christmas present.  We’ve put together a super screensaver that you might like to download .    .   Click on “more” below, and then the “screensaver” title which will take you to the whole blog.  You’ll see the link which will take you to the NEDDI screensaver blogspot; when you’ve [...]


Donkey crossing problem in Hawaii - 18th November, 2009
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It’s the wild west on the Big Island with these feral animals, with casualties including a pet dog and lots of damaged property By Rob Shikina  The Star Bulletin, Hawaii POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 17, 2009 Feral donkeys in search of food and water in parched West Hawaii are causing thousands of dollars in [...]


Mass grave of dead donkeys found by charity - 12th November, 2009
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Charlotte White,   H&H  deputy news editor 24 September, 2009 A mass grave of around 55 working donkeys has been found by a Nepal animal welfare organisation. Animal Nepal made the gruesome discovery at Khopasi, in the Kavre district on 11 September. Nine surviving donkeys, found huddled together in a small makeshift bamboo shelter, covered with [...]