Surprise birth at Málaga donkey refuge

Surprise birth at Málaga donkey refuge
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By m.p. - Jun 3, 2009 - 3:28 PM

Photo – El Refugio del Burrito

None of the staff or vets at the Fuente de Piedra centre realised the neglected mother taken in last year was pregnant

A Mother’s Day surprise for the donkey refuge in Fuente de Piedra is now one month old, a baby donkey which was born at the Refugio del Burrito on 3rd May to the surprise of staff at the centre. Her mother, Nana, a donkey who had 16 different owners before she was taken in by the centre last year, was barely able to walk when she arrived. No-one, not even the vets who attend the animals in the refuge, realised that she was pregnant.

The recent arrival has yet to be given a name and the Refugio del Burrito is asking all children up to the age of 12 who visit the centre to put their choice of name into the hat. The draw takes place on 1st July, when the foal will be named.

The association El Refugio el Burrito is an animal protection society for donkeys and mules, and is a subsidiary of the UK-based charity The Donkey Sanctuary. El Refugio has two centres, ‘El Granadino’ in Fuente de Piedra, and another in Bodonal de la Sierra in Badajoz, Extremadura. They provide care for 200 animals.

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