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DENMARK
In Denmark there are no particular pure bred donkeys (except for some Poitou
donkeys). Donkeys mainly are kept as hobby animals.
In May 1995 an association was founded: Aesel-foreningen is a national Society of
which all people interested in donkeys can be a member. Aim is to promote the
knowledge of donkeys and create interest in keeping and using donkeys. The largest
activity of the society is a donkey meeting every year (last Saturday in June) on
the isle of Funen. Besides this, different activities around the country, like hobby
fairs, take place. Everybody can get their donkeys registered in the society.
Description: average height 100-110 cm (85-150cm); nearly all kind of colours; To
avoid inbreeding there is registration. But it is voluntarily and not obligatory. For a
period of 8 years there are only 160 registrations.
An estimation of the number of donkeys over the whole country is about 5'000
animals.
Contact: Poul Høgh; Aeselforeningen ; Ågårdvej 38, Thyregod; DK-7323 Give ;
E-mail: ikph@email.dk ; Web: http://www.joergennielsen.hjem.wanadoo.dk;
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