£281,000 to Rescue Donkeys of Palestine!
December 17, 2005The money, promised over the next three years by Britain’s Brooke Hospital for Animals, will help to develop her resting stations for donkeys, mules and horses from Palestinian communities occupied by Israel.
“This is not a touchy-feely exercise, but a project based on common sense,” she said. “If the farmer looks after his donkey well, it will work a lot longer and be of greater value in the long run. Some of the animals are in a bad way, with awful saddle sore and cuts from where the harness rubs away at the skin. But with a bit of education and care we are already seeing results.”
Bill Swann, the international director of the Brooke, praised Miss Fensom’s vision. He said: “Lucy has recognised what is clearly a significant animal welfare need among animals belonging to poor communities and we hope that with our help her good start can be built on for even greater results.”
