What we desperately need at this time of financial crisis is certainty. Certainty is that this Christmas we have support to prevent the unnecessary suffering of donkeys, mules, horses and other working animals. Some of the horrifying thing is face the prospect of the firing Squad.
Firing squad doesn’t really mean that they will be lined up and shot. They will be fired with a red hot iron in the mistaken belief that it will cure the wound. The picture below shows Humar only one animal that have suffered this, a very ineffective treatment to cure the wound.
Humar use to carry heavy loads for his owner for many years. But now they are suffering so terribly. There are many medicines which can actually reduce the pain and inflammation of the donkey. The only thing they need is some rest to recover.
Like many other people in Morocco, Humar’s owner had little to afford so he turned to a traditional cure. This traditional treatment involves continuous laying of hot iron on to Humar’s shoulder. His suffering didn’t stop there and the cure failed then he later poured the hot boiled engine oil all over Humar. He was in a very dreadful state. They were in need of some immediate relief from this dreadful pain. Much of the skin was dead. But hopefully Humar is unrecognizable today at the distressed donkey pictured.
This Christmas, more than ever we really need your support. Because we don’t want to treat the animal, which has suffered needlessly the Humar did. We want to prevent them in better way. The only way we can prevent this harmful traditional practice is to replace this with the better knowledge that can be passed on from one animal owner to other.
Children who visit our refugees are often responsible for caring for a poor family’s donkey. Through our education programme this children learn to be vigilant to changes in feeding, drinking habits or any other sign of distress. A child who cares for animal well today is the owner of the future.
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