STOP the INHUMANE CONTRACT that is eliminating Bonaires wild donkeys! We need to protect our culture and nature, not kill it off! Petition by R. Aguilar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Recent DNA findings show that the Bonairean donkeys DNA is a perfect match for the Nubian Ass listed as critically endangered and thought to be extinct in the wild since the 1950s! ** They need to be saved!! URGENT: This petition has started because the beautiful and iconic donkeys of Bonaire are suffering great injustices after 450+ years of being on Bonaire! Killing donkeys because of age is inhumane! Trailers of dead donkeys carted to the landfill is not acceptable! Eliminating the donkeys from Bonaire is a tragedy! - Dragged from their homes and separated from their families - Castrated, killed or taken captive - Many killed just because they are old - Injured donkeys that could have been treated were also killed - Capturing has caused injury and some preterm labor from the traumatizing - Bounty put on donkeys heads $20 each; (causes unskilled persons to injure donkeys when catching for the reward) - Witnesses have seen trailers of dead donkeys brought to the landfill - Lots of propaganda from the people carryng out the contract as they are getting paid for the job (such a disgrace!) - The overall plan is for complete elimination of the Bonairean donkey THE DONKEYS NEED OUR HELP NOW! WE ARE THEIR ONLY VOICE! There is a signed contract that will eliminate the donkeys over time, it states: - Capture all the donkeys - Keep only the females in captivity - Castrate, tag the males and turn them out - Kill the injured and sick (at their discretion) Many local people, tourist and expats love the donkeys and are terribly upset. They are an integral part of the islands tourism and landscape. After 400 years, they are part of Bonaire and the ecosystem. It is very hard to believe some people are closed minded enough to let this happen. Eliminating donkeys merely for prejudice or inconvenience is wrong. There is a plan to keep the donkeys off the street and put them back in the deep bush where they belong. It is a humane plan that treats the donkeys with the respect they earned after almost 500 years on the island. It is a plan to keep people safe on the streets. It is a plan to care for and PROTECT the CULTURE of the Bonairean people!! They can be preserved and managed to continue as coinhabitors to Bonaires ecosystem. Their contribution to nature is significant and is being overlooked!!! Please SIGN and SHARE this petition to bring immediate attention to the Bonaire donkey situation. This petition will help to put a stop to the inhumane treatment and unnecessary killing of Bonaires donkeys! THIS IS AN URGENT PLEA... THERE IS A $20 bounty on the donkeys. We need to stop this immediately! If we see animal abuse and do not report it, we are just as guilty as the abuser.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:21:04 +0000
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