Donkies is dalk nie vir baie mense hoog op die belangrikheidsrangorde nie \u2013 behalwe vir di\u00e9 wat steeds vir hul daaglikse bestaan van hierdie hardwerkende diere afhanklik is. Duisende donkies vervoer vandag nog goedere, boumateriaal, vullis, water en kos vir hul eienaars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eseltjiesrus naby McGregor is welbekend vir sy bewusmaking van hierdie diere se merkwaardige eienskappe, soos getrouheid en nederigheid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die legendariese musikant David Kramer het kort n\u00e1 die ontstaan van Eseltjiesrus in 2008 ingestem om beskermheer van hierdie besonderse donkie-oord te wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Johan van Zijl, voorsitter van die Eseltjiesrus-raad, stel dit so: \u201cDit was \u2019n eer om hierdie gevierde en wyd gerespekteerde musiek- en teaterpersoonlikheid sedert die ontstaan van Eseltjiesrus te betrek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kramer s\u00ea hy het nog altyd \u2019n sagte plekkie vir donkies gehad. \u201cAs kind het ek hulle gereeld donkiekarre sien trek; hul base het op hulle geskree en hulle is geslaan. Hulle het altyd moeg en verwaarloos gelyk. Dit was vir my onregverdig as hulle mishandel is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kramer het die liedjie \u201cDonkiehemel\u201d geskep en opgeneem om bewustheid te skep van die lot van werkende donkies asook die welsynswerk wat by Eseltjiesrus naby McGregor plaasvind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToe ek onlangs by Eseltjiesrus was, het iemand voorgestel ek skryf \u2019n liedjie vir hulle. Aanvanklik kon ek my nie indink wat ek oor donkies sou sing nie, maar die volgende dag het ek die transformasie by die meeste van hierdie diere gesien. Dit het by my opgekom dat Eseltjiesrus vir \u2019n mishandelde donkie soos die hemel moet lyk. Toe ek eers di\u00e9 idee gehad het, het die liedjie redelik maklik gekom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDonkiehemel\u201dis op w\u00eareld-donkiedag (8 Mei) bekendgestel..<\/span> Boekliefhebbers kan ook uitkyk na die Eseltjiesrus-boekefees wat vanjaar van 16 tot 18 Junie by die NG kerk Robertson-Oos gehou word. Duisende nuwe en tweedehandse boeke sal ten bate van die donkies by Eseltjiesrus te koop wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nog inligting is beskikbaar by www.donkeysanctuary.co.za <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Donkies is dalk nie vir baie mense hoog op die belangrikheidsrangorde nie \u2013 behalwe vir di\u00e9 wat steeds vir hul daaglikse bestaan van hierdie hardwerkende diere afhanklik is. 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