Interesting military tradition for mules: New arrivals had their tails shaved hence shavetails Then as they learned new skills and their tail grew a bell was cut into the tail to show the mastered skill. First bell was added when the animal could pack Second bell was added when the animal could...
The Denver Post: Colorado miracle mule lived short life, but animal was well-loved
The Washington State Animal Response Team rescued a mule Saturday that was stuck in mud near Monroe. The 1,600-pound draft mule named Clarence was on a slope when the response team arrived around ...
Mules are known as stoic pack animals. UC Davis researchers are developing ways to better assess mules' health from facial expressions and body language. Photos taken by Amy McLean, UC Davis in ...
Mercury News: Vet speaks out on mule’s death: ‘No reason to let animal keep suffering’
KNIGHTSEN — A veterinarian is speaking out about Sunday’s death of a mule along the side of a rural road in East Contra Costa County, saying that killing the animal was the only humane thing to do. Dr ...
Vet speaks out on mule’s death: ‘No reason to let animal keep suffering’
The Anderson Independent-Mail: Horses, mule 'in limbo' in Anderson County animal-welfare case
Five horses and a mule that were set to be offered to the public at the end of an Anderson County animal-welfare case are now off the auction block, at least temporarily. The animals were seized last ...
Riding Morgan's Mule: A form of punishment in which the prisoner was forced to sit on, or straddle, a large sawhorse for hours at a time. The rail on which they sat was sometimes 15 feet above the ground and accessible only by a ladder. If the prisoner joked about needing spurs, bricks were...