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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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Success! The Walk with Donkeys sanctuary achieve their fundraising goal!
Last week I wrote about the fundraising plea of the equine charity in Crete Walk with Donkeys. The charity have been in heavy and urgent need of water for the over 20 equines they protect. I am excited to see that they have exceeded their crowdfunding goal and that now they are expecting the tanks and fittings that they have ordered. A big thanks to everyone who has contributed, as those tanks will be a big relief! The charity are still raising money for their watering project, so there’s still the chance to support them here . If you would like to donate to the sanctuary for the rest of…
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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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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…