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by JAMES MEIKLE, FELICITY LAWRENCE and PATRICK WINTOUR
Cross-posted from The Guardian
Scotland Yard has been asked by the food standards watchdog to investigate if there is a criminal element to the horsemeat scandal – as the food industry prepares to test every processed beef product line following evidence adulteration has spread from burgers to lasagne.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says information so far "points either to gross negligence or deliberate contamination in the food chain" and David Heath, the food and farming minister has said there is "every probability" criminality was involved.
The Donkey Whisperer Farm is officially six years old in 2013; time has literally flown by so much has changed and yet so much remains the same.Rio is now a full-grown Mammoth donkey as he turns seven years old in 2013. Rocket Man turns nineteen and my horse Lily is eight years young.
The most frustrating and difficult issues I have had with our Mammoth donkey is hoof abscesses. It appears that Mammoth donkeys should live in the desert with no rain poor boy was born in Western Washington with too much rain. Each of them get their feet picked out daily and their paddock has very little mud and yet the Mammoth donkey suffers from abscess, networking via the internet I have learned this is sadly the health issues associated with Mammoth donkeys.
Before I brought all three equine home I researched, networked and read every book I could get my hand on to create the dryest paddock to prevent hoof problems as I have lived in Western Washington most of my life. I placed 3/4 clean gravel down on the hill between the two barns to avoid mud, thrush and abscesses. Rio has had horrific abscesses and we are now laying pin chips down (no cedar) to help him. I made the decision to shoe Rio’s front (absessing yearly) with Dr. Hills overseeing the process this last fall. Rio’s custom-made Mammoth Donkey shoes are helping him get more exercise on the gravel as he is running and playing again, he is much more comfortable.
I place 3/4 clean gravel in between the two barns where they walk back and forth day after day to stop the mud. Additionally I suggest laying pin chips down so they have a place to lay outside and it is soft and dry the only problem I have noted with pin chips is it needs to be replaced at least every other year or it will turn to mud.
Hoof abscesses in donkeys are not the same as the horse. Why?
Donkeys hoof anatomy is of a donkey not a horse. Donkeys are strong and will not show any pain until it is a serious medical matter. Here is another post I wrote explaining the emergency kitand the hoof abscess. The horse would be limping much faster than the donkey or mule with an abscess thus the seriousness and need for a vet immediately. Please call the vet for draining a hoof abscess do not leave this to the farrier.
What can you do for your donkey, horse or mule suffering from a hoof abscess?
Call the Vet hopefully you have a vet that has experience with donkeys. Donkeys are not horses and thus their hooves do not behave the same as a horse. Please only authorize your vet to find the abscess and drain it,never let the farrier do the vet’s job! Your vet will cut out a very small hole for drainage releasing the pain and pressure almost instantly. Never authorize the farrier to do this as this is a medical need not a farrier need.
Follow up maintenance is necessary the hole needs to be kept clean, pick the stuff out of feet every day, I suggest getting a spray bottle and using Beda dine solution with some water in a water bottle to spray the hole clean every day. We use the solo spray bottleas it gets all the gunk out and keeps it clean, Soaking a cotton ball in beda dine solution and sticking it in the hole is necessary until the hole has grown out. The hoof will not grow completely out for at least ten months to a year so keeping the hole clean from mud and gunk is a full-time job to say the least.
One of the best things we can do as an owner of donkeys, horses and mules is keep the hooves trimmed and make sure they are being trimmed correctly. Select Pete Ramey to learn how to trim a donkey, trimming needs to be done at least every 6-7 weeks. I highly recommend you the owner viewing this dvd and asking your farrier to review it. Trimming equine is not a back yard hobby and it needs to be left to professionals in my opinion as incorrect trimming will cause abscesses and sand and grit to travel into the white line. As the owner we must be picking the hoof out each and every day and making sure no thrush is growing in the hoof. Diet of the equine is imperative to optimum health so test your hay, do not give grain and treats to the donkey just clean water and low sugar hay. Orchard hay around the Pacific northwest is what we use and a slow feeder is also a good idea as long as it is covered to keep the rain out.
I am trying a new slow feeder out will follow-up with the results in my upcoming blogs.
Video of a Donkey Suffering With A Hoof Abscess
Summary:
Diet, exercise, professional trimmer of hooves every 6-7 weeks, clean out hooves each and every day, clean dry padock, morton loose salt, white salt block, clean water, low sugar hay and no grazing in green grass for the easy keeper. Donkeys are always easy keepers.
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
COPIED FROM THE LINK ABOVE - Applause for Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey! The governor signed Bill A.2023/S.1976 into law on Friday, September 21.
The New Jersey law makes it illegal to slaughter horses for human consumption. Fortunately, it is written with a well-thought out level of detail and wording. To be sure, this law prevents the slaughter of horses, but it also does not allow the sale of horse meat for human consumption. Further, the law prohibits the transport of live horses through New Jersey for slaughter, and also bans the movement of horse meat through the state.
Governor Christie said, “This bipartisan measure is a nod to our decency and respect for horses in our state, ensuring that no horse is slaughtered in New Jersey for human consumption. It also ensures that our highways will not be used to transport horses to slaughter in other states which have not enacted a similar ban on the practice.”
Please share information as knowledge is power you can make a difference for our world, you can be a human angel for another living human or animal.
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Please re-blog and sign the petition to Stop Horse Slaughter for human consumption and slaughter in Canada and Mexico. Please sign the petitionand re-blog. Please read this news article from the Washington Times for more information I was shocked at what I read.
Thank you!
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Please select Elephant Advocacy to learn how you can help celebrate the elephants.
Re-blogged from Elephant AdvocacyCelebrate World Elephant Day with us on Sunday, August 12! It only takes a moment to make a difference in the life of an elephant!
Between now and Sunday we invite you to visit World Elephant Dayand sign their petition and participate in their vision. Just click “get involved”.
We also invite you to visit the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and learn more about their amazing work on behalf of Asian Elephants throughout Thailand and consider supporting their efforts. Thank you!
We also encourage you to sign a petition, write a letter or foster an elephant! To participate in a campaign by signing a petition or writing a letter go to Elephant Advocacy’s campaign site:www.elephantcampaigns.org
To foster an elephant consider one of these wonderful organizations:
For the past couple of weeks I have been having a problem trying to use the reader (tags) in WordPress ahh computer software makes the brain keep on spinning.
I sent a question to WordPress technical support. Received an alert today that fixed the problem; Must use Google Chrome as the browser not Internet Explorer.
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Do you know what a mule is? A mule is half donkey and half horse. He/she has a donkey for a dad and a horse for a mom. A mule usually cannot reproduce.
Why Would The Grand Cannon Use Mules? Want to read more about riding a mule into the Grand Canyon select Mules Grand Canyon Enjoy!
God bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Link back to the blogger who nominated you. Post the blog award image on your page. Tell 7 facts about yourself. Nominate 15 other blogs. Let the nominees know they been chosen.
Hmmm! Seven things about myself:
1. I have been with my husband almost twenty years, we are happily married.
2. I love the smell of the rain but miss the sun
3. One of my favorite flowers is the Lily
4. The smell of the ocean relaxes my soul, I love the smell of the ocean
5. I love all animals
6. Prayer is the most important part of my life
7. Learning to let go and trust GOD for all things
Recently bought a coffee cup that says:
When Plan A begins to falter & life turns upside down, do you sink or swim? In the end the true test of character is how you handle plan B
MY NOMINEES
This was really hard to do because I follow a lot of blogs which should be nominated for this award. Please visit their blogs and share whatever moves you as you read!
Please remember to look for a human or animal you can be a human angel for today as each of us has the opportunity to help one another each and every day.
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
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I stopped blogging, but will now spend more time commenting on others blogs. So be prepared to have my opinion thrown at you he-he, and TONS of fun ;-)
Rural life of a West Virginia family. We love horses and blacksmithing, hunting fishing, cooking camping and teaching the little ones about the garden.
