Donkey wearing nappy

Anewborn donkey that was rejected by its mother is being hand-reared by a human ‘mum’. The 12-day-old colt, Kye, is being fed milk from bottles and wears a nappy while inside his home in Lincolnshire.

Kye’s owner

John Nuttall began bottle-feeding the animal in desperation after it was rejected by both its mother and a surrogate with help from his neighbour, Grazina Pervenis.

Nuttall told BBC News: “She rang me one night to ask me how the foal was doing. I said ‘He’s not very well, he’s poorly’. She took the foal away that night about midnight, stayed up literally the night and kept bottle-feeding him. “She put a nappy on him so he didn’t mess in the house and kept him on his feet through the night.” Pervenis admits that it has been “a bit crazy” having a donkey around the house. She said: “He feels at home.

“He has been very well-behaved. He is cheeky,