DONKEYS

I live in rural Worcestershire , in the Vale of Evesham for nigh on 30 years. We have a 2 acre smallholding and have kept various animals over the years. Most notable were Maggie Blossom and Dylan , the donkeys. Maggie was given to me in order to save her from the meatman, she arrived as a 3 year old in 1980 along with her very old friend Mr. Tuppence, they lived happily till Mr. Ts death of old age in 87, she spent a few years on her own till I found Dylan, he was a 5 year old in 93. Attending many fetes and gatherings, Maggie gave rides to countless children and I drove her in a cart for many years. She eventually found it very difficult to keep up with Dylan in that she disliked being chased by him, and didnt want to `play`. I made the very difficult decision to let her go to the fantastic donkey sanctuary in Devon, Dylan had to go with her as they have a policy which keeps donkey couples together. Once there though they went their own ways, we visited them and they remembred me. A phonecall came last April to let me know that Maggie had to be put to sleep as she had a brain tumour and a few other problems, she was just 30. Dylan has since been rehomed successfully. He is the dark brown donkey, Maggie the grey.