ST. IGNACE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Farmers in the Upper Peninsula are turning to non-lethal means of protecting their livestock from wolves and coyotes, and that method is angry donkeys.
This has been a long-time practice in Michigan, and it is now attracting attention worldwide.
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The practice consists of allowing a few donkeys to bond with the farm livestock and stay in the fields with them. With the bond, the donkeys will protect their new family by loudly braying or kicking when predators appear.
The use of donkeys is a method backed by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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