Archive for February, 2010

Horrifying cruelty still found in Spain - 26th February, 2010
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Written by Louise Clarke    Thursday, 25 February 2010 Why is nobody ever punished? These 2 miniature ponies were found forced into a tiny pen TWO WEEKS ago, RTN reported on the terrible conditions that seven horses were enduring in a shack made up of bits of wood and corrugated iron; with only a two foot [...]


Burro deaths causing concern in USA - 17th February, 2010
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Posted: 02/14/2010 09:11:01 AM PST Stacia Glenn, Staff Writer    RECHE CANYON – Burros are beloved in Reche Canyon, near San Bernadino, USA,  but residents worry about how frequently they are maimed or killed by cars speeding on the windy two-lane road that connects Colton and Moreno Valley.Half a century ago, a rancher freed a few [...]


Burros Can Do More Than Work as Pack Animals - 16th February, 2010
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  Experts say small donkeys can make good protectors of sheep and goats. Just don’t let them get fat. Transcript of radio broadcast. 15 February 2010   This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.         A burro is a small donkey. Another way that people say it is BOOR-oh. The name [...]


Animal-drawn vehicles are getting popular - 10th February, 2010
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Uzbekistan: the transport market of Samarqand 09.02.2010 10:05 msk Ferghana.Ru Until recently such vehicles could be occasionally observed in the older part of Samarqand. It seemed like last-century vehicles were totally replaced by modern cars. Paradoxically, the animal-drawn transport is seeing its renaissance. The wood-made vehicles, drawn by donkeys, can be observed throughout Samarqand. In the [...]