The popular idiom and common complaint among many is it is donkey work– hard and boring work. from the Deccam Herald The animals, mainly donkeys and mules, literally perform the hard and boring work in mostly hilly terrains, be in the north or southern states. They are most preferred mode of transport in some of [...]
Sonepur Mela 2011: The Largest Livestock Fair in Asia Wonderful & atmospheric pictures of the fair: click on the link below. http://www.globalpost.com/photo-galleries/planet-pic/5681506/sonepur-mela-2011-the-largest-livestock-fair-asia Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 November heralds the begining of India’s livestock fairs, some of the largest in the world. At the Sonepur Mela, in the Indian state of Bihar, farm animals like dogs, birds, [...]
Donkeys crowd arround a water tank during an annual donkey fair at Vautha, 49km south of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. The five-day long donkey fair is believed to be Asia’s largest, where more than 21,000 donkeys belonging to gypsies are brought for trade. WHY NOT HELP THE N.E.D.D.I. RESCUED DONKEYS? ADOPT A DONKEY [...]
By STEVE FAULKNER Contributing Writer Donkeys have been mentioned in historical texts since the beginning of the written word. Known as “desert animals” in biblical times, these hard-working beasts of burden have served mankind as pack animals, transportation for riders, and protection for other animals from predators for thousands of years. In East Texas today, [...]