05.11.2025 09:30
A donkey that wanted to cross the road in Hatay was killed after being hit by a vehicle. The sight of the donkey's young one waiting by its side for hours after its death moved passersby.
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A donkey was hit by a vehicle while trying to cross the road in the Beşaslan neighborhood of the Antakya - Reyhanlı road. The donkey died from the impact, while its foal, which was nearby, escaped the accident unharmed.
THE FOAL STAYED BY ITS MOTHER'S SIDE FOR HOURS
The driver who hit the donkey dragged the dead donkey to the roadside and left it there. After the accident, the foal of the deceased donkey went to its mother and stayed by her side for hours. The foal, left alone, was taken in by the Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Stray Animal Care and Rehabilitation Center.
THE FOAL CRIED BY ITS MOTHER'S SIDE FOR HOURS
A citizen named Faruk Erkal, who stated that the foal of the deceased donkey did not leave its mother's side for hours, said that the foal was crying. Erkal said, "There is a donkey and its foal here. The vehicles pass by very fast. I want them to be a little more careful. Because everyone here is engaged in animal husbandry. As you can see, the donkey foal does not leave its mother. The driver hit the mother donkey with a car and fled, and the mother donkey has died. This is a village area, drivers should be a little more careful. The mother has died, but the foal cannot leave its mother. The foal is crying because its mother has died. This is an animal, but it is a living being. Let's not leave it like this just because it's an animal. The donkey foal carries a life too. It's a pity that the mother donkey has died. So let's be more careful here," he expressed.
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