Donkeys are slaves to their owners

Just read an article in the Athens News online at www.athensnews.gr about donkeys on Hydra, where they have no other means of transportation. Can you imagine a donkey carrying such things as noted in the article on their backs!?! The beauty of this island is being maintained with inhumane treatment of the donkeys. I will NEVER visit Hydra because of this and I ask everyone else to not go there either.

...... At the edge of the dock in the town's harbour, the donkeys and mules stand patiently in a row, their owners and handlers waiting for the boats to sail in. As visitors and locals stream off the latest passenger ship, workers load building materials onto the animals' backs. Door frames and long planks of wood are strapped onto the traditional wooden saddles; bags of cement are secured by rope; furniture is carefully balanced on either side ........

...... "They transport everything, from sewing pins to electrical refrigerators, anything you can imagine," said Yiannis, a mule owner waiting at the port for someone to hire his animals - tourists looking for a brief ride through the town or residents who need help transporting shopping or moving materials. He would give only his first name ......

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