Donkey charity welcomes research on hyena attacks
The Donkey Sanctuary says it is pleased the number of hyena attacks on donkeys inward Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has been highlighted, proverb such attacks are the biggest threat to the animals’ welfare.
The charity was referring to an April nine article on Horsetalk that reported an increment inward hyena attacks on donkeys during the fasting catamenia of Lent.
In Ethiopia, members of the Orthodox Tewahedo Church destination eating substance together with dairy products during a 55-day fast earlier Easter. Research published inward the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Animal Ecology has shown that, equally a result, spotted hyenas too alter their eating habits – from scavenging waste matter from butchers together with households to hunting.
The reduction of substance scraps available for the hyenas to scavenge appears to last behind the increase.
The Donkey Sanctuary’s international communications officer, Philippa Davies, says the charity has four regional projection bases inward Ethiopia, helping owners attention for working donkeys better.
“Our staff are good aware that hyena attacks are ane of the biggest threats to ass welfare,” she said.
“Donkeys are oftentimes treated for severe hyena bites at our veterinarian clinics, together with nosotros propose owners to give them shelter at black to protect them from the hyenas.
“Because of this, nosotros welcome whatsoever query that contributes to our agreement of the problem.
“I passed the article on hyena attacks to our Ethiopian vets together with they were real interested inward the connecter betwixt hyenas’ scavenging habits together with the pre-Lent fasting period.
“They already know that hyena attacks are commonest during the rainy flavour – June to September – together with the curt rainy flavour of March together with April. This is because the atmospheric condition makes it harder for hyenas to go far inward search of food, together with too makes it harder for owners to expire on rails of their donkeys.
“However, our vet inward Mekelle, Dr Hagos Yhidego, says the query raises an of import number which merits farther work.
“He together with his squad already operate alongside Mekelle University, together with volition last contacting the researcher at that topographic point almost his findings.”
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