Donkey Lou Lou’s unsolicited haircut caused quite a stir this week. The animal’s pony was gone from one day to the next, while Lou Lou was simply standing in the animal pasture in Ussen. It was a real shame because the long locks ensured that the donkey didn’t get any flies in his eyes. The Even to Here program has now come up with a solution.
Paulien Leemans (64) from Oss is the manager of the animal pasture and was shocked last week when she saw that Lou Lou had had an unsolicited haircut. “It is a French Poitou donkey of about 26 years old. That is more or less the maximum age for such a donkey. This is a large breed,” Paulien previously explained. Due to the age of the animal, it simply stands still when someone touches it.
The long locks were a kind of natural protection, so that no flies get into Lou Lou’s eyes. The manager was not really pleased with the quality of the haircut: “It really doesn’t look good, it’s completely ‘wrong’. If it had been done by a dog groomer, it might have been something.”
Paulien received many reactions to the news. “Someone already said: ‘Oh well, maybe someone will come along with hair extensions,'” she laughed earlier. That joke became reality for Paulien and Lou Lou on Saturday evening.
The Even to Here program wanted to encourage the donkey and its owner.
That is why 100-year-old Neel, who earlier in the program expressed his wish to sit in an army jeep one more time, went to Oss with much fanfare. There she unexpectedly presented donkey Lou Lou with brand new extensions. The ladies pushed the long locks into the donkey’s hair with clips. “It’s absolutely fantastic,” Paulien beamed on the broadcast.
Paulien said in a response on Sunday evening that she was impressed by last week. And that she has had it with all the media attention. “All the attention is overwhelming, I have received a lot of personal messages. It seems like everyone has seen it, it won’t end on Sunday.”
She lets us know that Lou Lou is doing well. The extensions have now been removed again.
Just to Here often lent a helping hand
In an earlier episode, the TV program provided an alternative crucifix for the village of Lithoijen after the old crucifix was blown up with fireworks.
Ad Maas from Leende also received support from the program when he was left with eight thousand books. Even tot Hier found a new home for a large part of his enormous collection of books.
