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Article: Donkey charity sets up refuge in northern Italy
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- December 12, 2007
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A donkey charity has expanded its work in a bid to prevent
hundreds of animals from being turned into salami.
The Donkey Sanctuary, based in Sidmouth, Devon, recently finished
building a new rescue centre in the Turin region of Italy to stop
unwanted donkeys being sold to meat markets.
A group of 15 rescued donkeys arrived at the Il Rifugio Degli
Assineli last week and the charity hopes they will be the first of
hundreds.
Paul Svendsen, director of European operations for the Donkey
Sanctuary, said: "If we were not able to save these donkeys they
would have gone for ...