Our Donkeys

On the *Donkeys Profile" you can see who is currently is living @ the centre.



Pegasus: age 6
Is staying with us since April 21 2012, the Animal protection group of Mitilene called me that a donkey was found by a Greek young couple, bound by an wire on hes ankle wath procured obviously a bad wound.
In addition hes hoof was extremely long, wired thing for such a young donkey and he could not walk proper, more like a dock,  give the suspect that he did walk very little, fortunately hes tendons got not injured, our ferrier cam next day.
He was a stallion and he got castrated the 9. of June
In Oscar he found a very good fellow, they where always together, they played, run and fight, when Oscar died hes eyes where so sad in the following days and I suppose he still miss him sometimes, one day he was staying by Oscars grave, watching the ground, the stones, so sad.  




Madame Charlotte: age 30 +/-
was well-known to us since a long time, she used to live with her owner not that far away from us and we often saw her pass by heavily charged and the old farmer on the top, walking with rigid legs and long hoofs.
Finely in summer 08 we got a call, she was tide-up down on the river since a few weeks, alone, so we went to pick her up.
Ad the very beginning she was very shy, it toked her a wile to take confidence. Now she is happy and funny although she got class and style; she is totally the Bandleader.Very attached to Afrodite she follows her everywhere.
Carlotta, as we call her to, belongs to a Cypriot race, becoming rare in the present days, so we thought to get her pregnant, the vet visit her and give us the ok to let her become a mum, we where also concerned about her legs.
She should also loose a few kilos before the pregnancy, something like a little diet and some jogging, perhaps.


Marco: age 35 +/-
Was living next to the Metochi Monastery of Kalloni', mostly tide up and not needed for working that much anymore, actually just once a year during the harvest of olive for the transport.
Until Pater Christoforos, a Norwegen Orthodox minister who use to come at the Metochi Monastery every year for a cupel of weeks toked him under he's wings. When Pater Chrisoforos leaves a Lady take over as guardian Angel, together with her baby-angels.
He joint us this year in June to be in good company whit he's fellows, and he definitely enjoy to live in this new family.
But the prister and the guardian Angel are sill taking care of him.



Orfeas: age 20 - 25
Orfeas he has being found on he streets in Arisvi close to Kalloni,  obesely abandoned, in not a very good shape and long hoofs

The ferrier already passed by the weary same day

We suppose him to be between 20 and 25 years old,  the vet  fixes he's tooth.



He has serious problems on his legs probably because  he was always tied up very strongly on the ankle so the inner part of the hoof could not grown properly.

He is also to thin and now he get extra feeding

Orfeas is very gentle and sweet, and he likes the straw pellets we have really a lot, he often stays next to the big-bag calling for them, but pellets is for those ho have problems to chaw and he's tooth are well so he is fine to eat hey.

He got a bit wild when it's about feeding and he is vey anxious the others could take he's food so he got he's well protected private corner