Texas Donkeys Abandoned By Ranchers Due To Drought, High Hay Prices (Video)

Texas donkeys left by their owners because of drought

Hundreds of Texas donkeys have been abandoned by ranchers due to lingering drought and the high price of hay in the United States.

The donkeys were used by ranchers to guard their herds. Mainly because of the drought and the U.S. economic slump, these donkey owners have sold many of the cattle and goats, putting the donkeys out of a job.

"Hay prices still haven't come down. And what little grass is growing, people are going to save it for the animals that are going to make them money," Mark Meyers, executive director of Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, told the Associated Press.

According to an AP report, nearly 800 Texas donkeys have been rescued by Peaceful Valley, the biggest donkey rescue group in America, in the past year.

The same situation is reportedly happening to donkeys in northwest Louisiana.

Check out this AP report about the Texas donkeys below:


Video description: "With pastures withered by a drought that has parched Texas and northwest Louisiana since late 2010, farmers have abandoned donkeys by the hundreds, turning them into wandering refugees that have severely tested animal rescue groups."