Here's Another Heart Warming Animal Rescue Story:

icyfroth — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:02:10 GMT

Good Morning!

As Australia bakes in summer, winter is sweeping the Northern Hemisphere — and perhaps no one has been hit as hard by freezing temperatures as a small herd of donkeys in Turkey.

Footage filmed by Turkish news site DHA in the rural village Siverek shows the unattended donkeys encrusted by snow, with icicles hanging off one animal's flank.

The five donkeys stand so still as they huddle together for warmth that they appear to have literally frozen solid.

Siverek is located in the Sanliurfa province in south-eastern Turkey, which experiences some of the country's harshest winter conditions.

Fortunately, the donkeys' chilling tale has a heart-warming ending.

After photos of their plight were shared online, Siverek governor Hamza Erkal and Mayor Ali Murat Bucak sent a six-person team to their rescue.

When the team found the donkeys, some of the creatures were so cold they were unable to walk and had to be carried to a truck that took them to an animal shelter.

Housed in a warm stable, the donkeys were fed and checked by a vet.

The rescue team was instructed to stay alert for other abandoned animals in the area.

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Re: Here's Another Heart Warming Animal Rescue Story:

tasfleur — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:54:09 GMT

What a wonderful outcome for those lovely donkeys.

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