In a sweeping move for equine rights, the Greek island of Santorini has formally banned “obese” tourists weighing over 220 pounds from riding local donkeys, after outcry from animal rights activists ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/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 ...

A flock of sheep grazes quietly, each minding its own business, in a sunny meadow in Germany's Rhön highland region until a donkey comes along. It trots towards a person who is approaching the animals ...

GREECE (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 ...

A guide leads a group of tourists on donkeys and mules through the streets of Fira, the capital of the Greek island of Santorini. Getty Images Donkeys on the Greek island of Santorini are being ...

A pioneering study will investigate how plastic pollution is killing the country’s donkeys, with researchers hoping the findings could shape future policy. Working donkeys in Ethiopia are dying from ...

Greece has issued new regulations to protect working donkeys, specifically banning overweight tourists from riding them after reports that some of the animals had been crippled. The policies were ...

Local resident and champion charity fundraiser Alan Boardman has announced that bookings are now open for his popular guided ...