Surplus carrots give donkeys a treat
Carrots and parsnips were shredded for the older donkeys. Picture: Simon Horn - Credit: Archant
It was not just carrots … it was M&S carrots for the residents of The Donkey Sanctuary.
The Exe Bridges branch of the shop, in Exeter, found it had sackloads of surplus vegetables at Christmas, and donated them to the donkeys.
The idea came from Linda Noble, an administrator at M&S Exebridges, who is passionate about helping out local charities during the festive period.
She said: "I couldn't bear the thought of throwing all the veg away and I suddenly thought, 'what do donkeys eat? Carrots, of course.'
"So I called The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth and asked if they could use the veg, which were nearing its sell by date."
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The Donkey Sanctuary's farms in Sidmouth and Town Barton in Tedburn St Mary were delighted to take the donated carrots and parsnips.
Grooms were able to use the carrots for enrichment activities, such as hiding them within regular haylage, to encourage the donkeys' instinctive foraging behaviour.
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