Such abuse!
Good thing I love you all so much.
(of course, this means that I will find a wall somewhere on DOF to make Denise walk up!...and down again....!)

The donkey stuff we saw in Mexico was pure tourist bait. Bad for the animal? sure, I'm guessing that it was. Photo op for the tourist? sure, I'm guessing that it was.
I would suggest that you avoid it wherever & whenever you see such stuff.

As an animal lover, I really doubt that I could ever ride the donkeys up the 'hill', if they were as 'worn' as has been suggested here.

Doug

Doug, don't worry I won't do donkeys or monkeys anymore (well, maybe donkey if the lift is broken and I want to get to Fira), so I won't be partaking in Mexico, besides, Suzanne has too many margarita excursions planned for us in Mexico.

Great photos and information, Jeff. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

Too bad Marcie (aka: Petlover) isn't touring Santorini with us, with all those cats to pet and hug.