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Help the Walk with Donkeys fix the weather damage!
This winter’s weather has been horrible in Ierapetra. Strong, cold winds, low temperatures and heavy rainfall have made us forget that we live just a few nautical miles far from North Africa. Last week we had a horrific storm that lasted two days. The winds were so strong, that my car was nearly blown away twice! Powercuts occurred everywhere in the province, public trash bins were turned over and scraps from roofs and fields were flying during the storm. The sea had turned white because of the wind. Our beloved Walk with Donkeys Sanctuary suffered heavy damage as well. Plastic and metal scraps were blown off their place -putting the…
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Mare found tethered with a metal head collar in Ierapetra
On their walk to the beach, the founders of the charity Walk with the Donkeys, passed by a field between Stomion and Kalogeroi (Ierapetra area), in which the lovely mare of the photo wearing a metallic head collar. The mare is considered to be of the native Cretan breed. As you can see from the pictures, the horse looks well-looked after, but she was standing in the heat (40 degrees celsius approximately) -with this collar. We can see also that the collar exercises some pressure on this creature’s face. Marks have also been noticed, while too many flies were disturbing the animal. There are also thoughts that she might be pregnant…