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September 2010
Nachbars Katze Emil - Cat in the neighborhood, named Emil
DONATE AND NAME AN ABANDONED DONKEY
Image by Donkey Sanctuary Press Images
Five donkeys dumped in a farmer’s field in Northern Ireland are now safe in the care of international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary; now an appeal has been launched to help give each donkey a name for life.
The group of two female and three male donkeys were abandoned on farm land near Dungannon for three weeks until one of the charity’s welfare officers, alerted to their plight, rescued them in early February.
Amanda Gordon, who has worked for the charity for eight- year’s says: “We can’t believe that somebody has literally dumped these donkeys, all of which are in need of care. Since being with us, we discovered one of the mares, who was malnourished and suffering with painful feet, was pregnant and on Monday 28th March she gave birth to a beautiful light brown colt (boy).
“We’ve named him Anthony, after the Patron Saint of Miracles. We think Anthony is premature as he is small and weak. He currently needs to be bottle fed every two hours by our experts. Thank goodness that we’re here to help relieve the misery of all of these donkeys.
“The donkeys are currently at our holding base in Strabane where they are recovering well, although tests have just revealed one of the other mares rescued is also in foal. They have all received a full health check from the vet, had their feet trimmed, their teeth rasped and the first course of vaccinations for flu and tetanus have been given.
“Whilst our caring team concentrate on helping these donkeys recover, a suggested donation of £3, in return for suggesting a name for one of our abandoned donkeys, will help us to give these donkeys the lifelong care that they deserve”.
As a guide, the costs for caring for donkeys at the Sanctuary’s holding base is a minimum of £5 per donkey, per day, for food, water and bedding expenses; any veterinary costs are extra. The group will remain at this holding base until they’re fit enough to travel to one of the Sanctuary’s farms in Devon.
The competition names will be drawn by The Donkey Sanctuary’s Founder, Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, on Monday 9th May during its International Donkey Week. The winners will receive a picture of the donkey they have named and a personalised certificate.
To enter telephone 01395 578222 or visit www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk
Deadline for the naming competition is Thursday 5th May 2011.
Kodo
Image by eskimo_jo
The New Guinea singing dog (NGSD) is found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. They were brought to the island by stone age aboriginees about 6,000 years ago, and have remained isloated until about 50 years ago. They are a very rare breed of primitive domestic dog, and little research has been done.
(http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=169)
The howl they are named for is similar to a wolf howl with overtones of whale song. When in a group, one animal starts and then others join on different pitches, each with its own unique voice. Some NGSD vocalizations resemble birdcalls. They also whine, yelp, bark ( a short "woof" like that of a wolf) and scream ( a drawn-out yelp).
