Asinology (DONKEYS) with Faith Burden

Oh hey, it's that classroom desk chair that cracks your back perfectly. This is Allie Ward. This is Ologies. This is a show in which we cover one Ology every episode. And friends, I know that you love donkeys already because we truly got like a tidal wave of questions for this one and happened to chat with the loveliest donkey expert we could find.

This is such a chill conversation and cuddly and calming and informative. It was like sitting on a covered porch with a tea and a plate of cookies you just keep eating while they talked about interesting donkey facts and this allogist is the director of research and operational support at the nonprofit The Donkey Sanctuary and has been there for over two decades researching, caring for, and advocating for donkeys. They're an author on dozens of donkey and mule research papers, as well as having a microbiological background. which we talk about, they were just made for this work and they love it.

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