donkey
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“We’re exhausted. We’ve already been displaced seven times,” said Al-Louh, 45, his eyes following the donkey cart before glancing eastward toward the yellow blocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Her devotion to animals led to her setting up a section of of her website, the Widdyweb, for the pet cats she has lived with, adopting goats and becoming the patron of a donkey sanctuary.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It took 20 days to reach Obeid, mostly by foot but also by hitching rides on the occasional donkey cart or livestock truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
But he is not confident the donkey rides will endure once his time comes to an end.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
In life, he’d had a crooked smile, an obnoxious braying laugh not unlike that of a donkey.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
According to one retired operator, the heyday of the donkeys was the 1960s and '70s, before cheap foreign holidays to Mediterranean coasts slashed the numbers of summer holidaymakers to UK resorts.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
She added that, as "intelligent, sensitive animals", any activity involving donkeys must always prioritise their welfare.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
His herd of donkeys are on the beach at Barmouth at the Easter, Whitsun and summer holidays and every weekend up to the end of September, and have been for the past 40 years.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The old mining town of Oatman, known for its feral donkeys, is on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Others ride high on horses or else on donkeys, mules.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
