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THE DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture has seized 16 donkeys in Mayo after they were found abandoned in a water-logged field, neglected with no food or water.
One donkey was already dead when the department arrived at the scene.
All of the donkeys found were severely underweight and suffering from malnutrition. Their coats were matted and dirty, and the majority had overgrown hooves.
Speaking to Patricia Messinger C106′s Cork Today Show, Noel Carton, Head of Operations at The Donkey Sanctuary in Cork, said that the donkeys were so malnourished that they resorted to eating leaves and bark.
He explained the dangers of leaving donkeys with their hooves unmaintained.
“The donkey hooves are actually quite soft… Donkeys hooves are spongy so they soak up the damp atmosphere in Ireland, which means they bend rather than break, so they continue to grow and go up in a sort of curved shape. This means the donkey effectively ends up walking on its heels,” Carton said.
“Donkeys don’t naturally show pain because that means that the predators would know they’re injured.
Often you would see donkeys with long hooves and they look fine plodding along, but when we get to them we can feel were their limbs are almost red hot from the pain.
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Carton said that if the donkeys had have been left in the field for another few days, more of them would have passed away. He described the situation as “absolutely horrendous”.
The Donkey Sanctuary in Liscarroll, near Mallow, has taken the 16 surviving donkeys into care for rehabilitation.
The donkeys will be fully assessed and monitored by a veterinary team. Their hooves will be trimmed and their teeth will be checked by an equine dental technician.
“We’re confident that we can turn these [donkeys] around… We got them just in the nick of time,” Carton said.
The Donkey Sanctuary in Cork currently cares for around 1,800 donkeys. Carton appealed for people to come forward to donate to the Sanctuary and, if possible, to adopt one.
“Donkeys really do well living in homes with people and bonding with people like pets, almost like dogs and cats,” Carton said.
“We really do strongly rely on our support, people who send us donations and people who come here to our events. We would be delighted if anyone can support us in that way, it’s what we need to keep the operation going.”
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if the attacker didn’t have a difficult background theyd be saying he comes from a good home &the attack was “out of character for him ” that’s the Irish legal system for you the aggressor is always the victim.that said I’m amazed he got a jail sentence atall & wasnt just given around of applause and sent off with a suspended sentence
There’s no mention of it but to get thst sentence his previous convictions must of been high. Bad journalism for not including that
But hitting a complete stranger with a chair in McDonalds because the stranger’s friend gave you “bad vibes” doesn’t merit a custodial sentence? And judges wonder why they are despised…
In fairness that guy thought his victim was a little f****t whilst off his face on heroin. Extenuating circumstances, like.
Sounds severe to me. No real malice, no intent to harm, no premeditation, just a messy drunken scenario between acquaintances that got out of hand and resulted in two punches. Given the procession of pond life with 50+ previous convictions for serious crimes that walk from the courts daily, laughing at yet another suspended sentence, this case seems different given the information contained in the article.
He is one of those
@David Mac Shite:
No intent to harm?
What article did you read?
This offence is deserving of a 12 and a half year sentence so he gave him 5. Less than half. And he will probably be out in less than half that again. Joke
April 2014?! The wheels of justice are grinding to a halt
5 years for punching someone?
There are people charged with manslaughter, rape, child abuse, aggravated burglary, drunk driving resulting in death, embezzlement of millions etc etc and they get a lesser sentence.
Impossible to understand the logic of the Irish legal system.
Here we go again.just thinking ok, The number one training point for solicitors is to focus on the harsh and deprived upbringing their violent clients have had and that will surely get them off or a much reduced sentence.Its so wrong. This thug will do this again and again.
@Gerry Fallon:
Not for the next few years anyway.
What a total halfwit.
Ah come on,that was my first ever post.
Hopefully your last too
Zing!
Test
@Alex Falcone: did you read the article? Life changing injuries! He should have got the maximum sentence!
@Sylvia O’Regan: Our world is not a perfect place and sometimes you have to hit someone – most often without intention of “life changing injuries”.
Another light sentence but hopefully this serves as a warning. The victim was a bloody idiot. Who shouts abuse at random strangers on the street? Your asking for trouble
@John Reese:
You should read the story again. They knew one another. They were not total strangers.
If you want an insight of our judical system and the waste of time and money ,Go to high court,judments and determinations asylum
Whilst it’s not nor excusable something tells me from reading above the victim was total slime. Anyone saying paki or threatening to stab someone someone in the neck with a needle and pestering is a laughing stock of the world. Slimiest lowest of the low. Pathetic.
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