Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Greek donkeys and fat tourists: Is this a shot at Americans?

April 3 2019: Daily Star: Sofie Jackson

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DONKEYS will no longer have to carry fat tourists up hills, Greek lawmakers have ruled.

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The animals have been forced to carry tourists up the steps in Fira as many as five times a day in temperatures soaring past 30°C. Horrific pictures revealed red raw saddle sores where a donkey’s skin and hair seemed to have been completely worn away.

October 10 2018: CNN Rob Picheta

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CNN) — A burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Greece's working donkey population. The country has banned "overweight" tourists from riding the animals on the popular island of Santorini, after activists complained that they were suffering spinal injuries.

Is this a shot at American tourists? ;)