Archive for January, 2010

Adopt a donkey for Valentine’s Day - 29th January, 2010
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Give a gift of LOVE this Valentine’s Day that will last and last…. Adopt a Donkey .  This is a gift that lasts for 12 whole months, and says “love” twice over – once to the adopter and again to the rescued donkeys that N.E.D.D.I. cares for.  £27.50 brings an “Adoption Certificate”,  a pictureof your chosen donkey and [...]


Donkeys find new work as therapy animals - 25th January, 2010
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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Ken Parker was a pastor in Peru, N. Y., for over 30 years. When he retired, he was still looking for a way to give back to the community. Parker started the Butternut Ridge Farm in 2003 and a program called “Thera-pets.” He and his staff spend their days breeding and training [...]


Passion of Jesus to be staged in Trafalgar Square this Easter - 14th January, 2010
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Cast of Christian production includes 150 actors, donkeys, horses, an artificial tomb – and a 51kg Jesus Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 12 January 2010 17.21 GMT Actor James Burke-Dunsmore who will play Jesus in a Passion play to be performed in Trafalgar Square on Good Friday. Photograph: Graham Turner Of all the [...]


Man charged with 25 counts of animal cruelty - 13th January, 2010
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by GARY REAVES / WFAA-TV Posted on January 12, 2010 at 2:16 PM   ******  FANNIN COUNTY, Texas, USA - The owner of a dozen miniature donkeys and horses found stranded and starving in arctic temperatures is now behind bars.  Gilbert Lee Epperson is accused of allowing 24 miniature donkeys and four horses starve to death.  “They’re [...]