DONKEY BRUTALLY MURDERED IN SPAIN
A donkey has been brutally murdered by teenagers in the village of Torreorgaz in the Spanish region of Extremadura. The news has shocked a Spanish charity which now plans to take full legal action against the culprits. UPDATE WSPA is taking action.... Thank you for contacting the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) regarding the abuse of a donkey in Spain. This was certainly a horrific act! Please know that the WSPA's regional Member Societies are taking action. WSPA Member Society, The Donkey Sanctuary and its Spanish counterpart, El Refugio del Burrito (http://www.elrefugiodelburrito.com/) are running a local campaign, and taking legal action in response to this case. For more details, please visit their website at: http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/node/2372.
El Refugio del Burrito, based in Fuente de Piedra is a Spanish registered charity, and part of the UK-based Donkey Sanctuary, dedicated to the care and protection of donkeys and mules.
Staff at the refuge were devastated to hear how a young female donkey died in the early hours of Saturday 31st October after being repeatedly kicked, and more disturbingly for having objects inserted into its bodily orifices causing great internal damage, which then led to a fatal heart attack
Ivan Salvia, General Manager at El Refugio Del Burrito says: “This cruel act is incomprehensible and we hope to find justice for the poor donkey concerned. The owner is just as devastated as we are.”
El Refugio del Burrito now plans to lodge an official denouncement to the local government of Extremadura to start the legal proceedings. The charity also hopes to gather support from the general public to campaign for animal protection laws to be fully enforced in future.
To support El Refugio del Burrito in their Justice for Donkey campaign, please visit www.elrefugiodelburrito.com or Facebook
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at 14:05 on November 4th, 2009
Oh my gosh, that is beyond sick, what is wrong with these people!? That poor donkey!
at 14:20 on November 4th, 2009
This is outright act of devil....I can't even call it inhumane!
at 11:56 on November 5th, 2009
This is SPAIN!!! They dont care for the animals at all. Thats why i boycot all the time this country
at 17:47 on November 8th, 2009
Good luck with your work.
Thank you for this.
Very sad article, that poor donkey!
at 18:05 on November 8th, 2009
My God!
Wonderful and docile animal.
Good campaign ... That poor donkey!