Petition demands end to donkey cruelty

Credito: flickr by Hernán Piñera

A VIDEO doing the rounds on social media showing a Mijas ‘burro taxi’ driver beating one of the donkeys is horrifying viewers, who are rushing to sign a petition on change.org for something to be done about the situation.

The recording by a passerby shows one of the popular attraction drivers beating, kicking and dragging a donkey while it was lying on the floor and apparently unable or unwilling to get up.

A local resident has started a petition on change.org to demand Mijas Town Hall does something about the situation with the donkeys, which, at time of going to press, has already gathered almost 1,000 signatures.

Meanwhile local political groups PP and Podemos have been quick to express their disgust at the incident, which occurred just metres from the Town Hall building, and have voiced their intention to demand measures to protect the animals.

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    • MAriola

      25 September 2015 • 16:01

      Dejen de explotar a los pobres burritos, merecen una vida tranquila y con cuidados después de toda la vida explotados.

    • Lesley Alexander

      25 September 2015 • 19:07

      so why did no-one intervene ???

    • lone fundby

      06 December 2015 • 21:56

      This is really awful – I couldn’t even watch the entire video!

    • Maria Teresa Schollh

      07 December 2015 • 04:07

      Terminen con esta barbaridad!

    • Maria Teresa Schollh

      07 December 2015 • 04:09

      Terminen con esta barbaridad! Tanta crueldad es realmente intolerable y merece ser castigada.

    • Rosie Adams

      07 December 2015 • 08:31

      Absolutely despicable cruelty. No empathy, care, compassion or well-being afforded whatsoever. It looks as if nobody comes to the aid of the donkey but plenty appear to move in on behalf of the ‘owner’. What a horrible indictment of a country.

    • Mary-Carol Dack

      07 December 2015 • 12:57

      Please stop this unnecessary cruelty to, and suffering of, animals.

    • Keiko Barrett

      10 December 2015 • 16:35

      Human beings should revere and respect these hard-working, ever-suffering animals. Please show come compassion and treat them with kindness.

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