HONOLULU, Hawaii – The last 50 wild donkeys on Hawaii’s Big Island will be rounded up, marking the final step in a six-year effort to get them in adoptive homes.
The donkeys are the last of more than 500 that were cast-offs from the early days of Hawaii coffee and agricultural plantations.
When drought conditions forced the donkeys into residential areas in search of water, the herd became a problem. The animals wandered into roadways, tore up golf courses and drank from swimming pools, said Inga Gibson, Hawaii state director for the Humane Society of the United States. Read more…
More about Humane Society, Hawaiian Donkeys, Donkey Adoption, Watercooler, and Home
