One donkey killed and two pregnant jennies injured. That is the toll from a wolf attack that took place yesterday in Piandavello, in the castle of Domagnano, targeting the animals belonging to breeder Giuseppe Guidi. The news was reported by San Marino RTV.
The donkeys were grazing alongside eight head of cattle. The animal killed was a Romagnolo donkey, which had placed second at Italy’s national breed auction. The two injured females, of the Ragusana breed, are five months pregnant.
“We hope there’s no trauma that could lead to miscarriage,” Guidi told the broadcaster.
The breeder had already lost livestock to wolf attacks last year. He is now reconsidering the project tied to the donkeys, which are registered under his son’s farm and include an educational farm facility: “Behind these animals there was a project, but at this point we’re withdrawing it.”
Guidi also points to delays in compensation for previous losses and a lack of engagement with farmers, complaining that he still does not know how much the compensation will amount to.
