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Monday, April 16, 2012

Missing Donkey Reunited With Owners

Friendly four-footed animal leaves Waukesha animal shelter after short stay.

A stray miniature donkey that was staying at the Humane Animal Welfare Society was reunited with its owner, according to a news release from the Waukesha-based animal shelter. The efforts to reunite the donkey with its owner involved “a lengthy door-to-door search and great community involvement to spread the word about the animal’s plight,” the news release states.  “The owner came forward on Saturday and we were able to get them reunited rather quickly that day,” said HAWS Executive Director Lynn Olenik in the release. The miniature donkey was found around noon Wednesday, wandering on Highway 59 in the Town of Genesee.  The owner was unaware the donkey had gone missing because the donkey resides at a different location than the owner. …

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Lost Donkey Making Friends at Shelter

Humane Animal Welfare Society has a pleasant visitor but is looking for his owner.

So just how does one lose an animal as large as a donkey? That is what the Humane Animal Welfare Society is trying to figure out. The animal shelter is now home to a stray donkey that was found wandering in the Town of Genesee around noon Wednesday. The donkey’s a fan of ear rubs, according to Jennifer Smieja, who is the development coordinator at H.A.W.S. “He’s a really nice animal – and he seems to really like the dogs that are playing in the neighboring fenced areas,” she said in an email.  “All of the dogs are just captivated by him, too.” More from the email: Mark Hess – our Field Services Manager – corralled him and with the help of the sheriff’s department spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening out canvassing the neighborhood…

Cindi Ashbeck

3:18 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012

It's great that they are posting the lost donkey! Now they need to start posting their lost aka stray dogs! That is something every shelter should be doing! So I would challenge HAWS to show the same concern for the dogs and cats at the shelter that they are affording this Donkey!   more ›

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