Pleas & announcements
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Water crisis appeal for an equine sanctuary
In some places, people take water for granted. In others, they are desperate to save it. I was born and raised in a place where water shortage is always a problem and has to be faced on an individual level; “close the tap”, “don’t wash more often than twice a week”, “don’t handwash the car”, “look how much water you’ve used to boil a portion of spaghetti”, “look how much water you’ve boiled to make just one cup of tea”, “I’ll bring you the water bill and have you pay it” and other “don’t” and “look at what you’ve done” phrases. People do whatever possible to save water, and the authorities…
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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…
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Great news: the owner of the two equines has been found
Hello, people! Sorry for the pause, uni work is often overwhelming! Remember my last post about the horses that appeared at the Walk with Donkeys Sanctuary? The owner has shown up to pick them up, which is an absolute relief to the sanctuary, the horses themselves and the local equestrians. Thanks to anyone who’s helped! Oh! By the way! Since summer is near, what about living the unique weekend retreat experience the sanctuary offers? Or even volunteer? I will definitely do both when I return to Crete! I’m confident that equestrians from northern Europe are going to love it! Just check out the lovely pics to get motivated! Click here to…
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Two horses found in a donkey sanctuary in Ierapetra – The owners are being sought
I have received a plea from the owners of the charity “Walk with the Donkeys Sanctuary” about two horses -a young stallion and a filly- found on their premises near Anatoli, Ierapetra. They arrived 10 days ago and, despite the hard efforts to find the owner, they are still to show up and pick up their equines. The horses are in very good condition, which makes us assume that they have not been abandoned, but rather they must have escaped from the owner’s premises. Yet just in case and no offence, please bear in mind that charities, despite their good intentions, are not dumping points for pets. Those people are happy…