Straight and Steady

In southern Spain, Marlene and Steven Byrd are trying their best to save the pure Andaluz donkey from extinction. It has been inbred, and trucks and tractors have left it little place in the modern Spanish economy. But there is a surprising light at the end of a very long tunnel for the donkey. In this video, visit the Byrd's breeding sanctuary to learn why the couple works so hard to save this donkey breed and how you, too, can help.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• donkey
• Andaluz donkey
• ass
• Andalusian
• Andalucian
• breeding
• Spain
• donkey milk
• conservation
• extinction
• endangered species
• Estepona
• old age
• nature
• sanctuary