Society Diary: Welly Wednesday, dog ice lollies and a charity takes on the government

30 Jun 2023 Voices

In this week’s satirical column, Diary discusses donkeys in wellies, cooling snacks for dogs and a victory over the government…

The Donkey Sanctuary, Twitter

Happy Friday, dear readers, and welcome back to another column. 

News getting you down? Have no fear – Diary is here to provide happier tales of charity fun with the occasional rhyme or terrible pun. 

Diary thought it would be appropriate to write this piece in Cockney rhyming slang in keeping with the rhyming theme. However, Editor soon realised that Diary was making most of the phrases up and promptly removed them. 

Apparently, boppity-boo does not mean 52 and “no one needs to hear 52 reasons why Diary should be given a company car anyway”. Rude. 

Donkeys

Dearest reader, you’ll be pleased to know that this column is choc-a-bloc with animal content, so we best get moo-ving – or should one say braying?

The Donkey Sanctuary shared a photo of Welly Wednesday this week, where donkeys Harbin and Harry are playing with a wellington boot. 

The charity said donkeys often like to play with wellies as an enrichment activity. The fact Harbin and Harry are holding onto the same welly suggests they need a couple more, guys. Do they need some boot donations?

Diary is expecting a Welly Wednesday photo every week now and is no longer responsible for their search history, which is full of questions like “how much does a donkey cost” and “can you take a donkey on the bus”.

Doggy ice lollies

It has been rather sunny lately, in case you hadn’t noticed, which can prove tricky if you are constantly wearing an – albeit majestic – fur coat. 

Dogs Trust Shoreham has posted ideas to keep pets cool during the heat that include a dog ice lolly.

You can watch Charlie lick his dog-friendly ice lolly while furiously wagging his tail below. 

Charity success over asylum plan

Refugee charities shared their relief yesterday at the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the government’s Rwanda asylum plan is unlawful. 

Asylum Aid challenged the government on its plan to send asylum seekers to the east African country, which the charity called an “inhumane model”, and the court ruled in its favour.

Freedom from Torture, which won the Overall Award for Excellence at the Charity Awards 2023 for its #StoptheFlights campaign, responded to the ruling in a tweet. 

 

Prime minister Rishi Sunak said the government planned to take the ruling to the Supreme Court.

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