The Last of Hawaii's Wild Donkeys to Be Prepped for Adoption
Source: Associated Press
The Last of Hawaii's Wild Donkeys to Be Prepped for Adoption
By MARINA STARLEAF RIKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU — May 20, 2016, 4:31 AM ET
The last 50 wild donkeys on Hawaii's Big Island will be rounded up to mark the final step in a six-year effort to get them in adoptive homes.
The donkeys are the last of more than 500 who were cast-offs from the early days of Hawaii coffee and agricultural plantations.
When drought conditions forced the donkeys into residential areas in search of water, the herd became a problem when the animals started going into roadways, tearing up golf courses and drinking out of swimming pools, said Inga Gibson, Hawaii state director for the Humane Society of the United States.
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The Humane Society stepped in six years ago after getting calls from concerned residents. Since then, they've spent about $200,000 to get more than 450 donkeys in homes, including 120 who were flown to California in 2011 and found homes through Eagle-Eye Sanctuary Foundation and Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, said Gibson.
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