{"id":676416,"date":"2019-08-08T19:44:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T19:44:44","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div id=\"\"><p>An unorthodox Indian music star has won hearts online with her big teeth, lustrous white coat, four legs and melodic braying at mealtime.<\/p>\n<p>Emily, a donkey living at an animal shelter in the Indian city of Pune, became an internet "},"modified":"2019-08-08T19:44:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T19:44:44","slug":"donkey-diva-singing-beast-of-burden-becomes-indian-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/08\/donkey-diva-singing-beast-of-burden-becomes-indian-sensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donkey Diva: Singing Beast Of Burden Becomes Indian Sensation |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>An unorthodox Indian music star has won hearts online with her big teeth, lustrous white coat, four legs and melodic braying at mealtime.<\/p>\n<p>Emily, a donkey living at an animal shelter in the Indian city of Pune, became an internet sensation last year after a clip of her \u201csinging\u201d went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Staff at the centre \u2014 where cats, dogs, cows and even large buffaloes are cared for \u2014 were playing with Emily when she started crooning.<\/p>\n<p>They recorded a video of Emily showing off her vocal range and uploaded it onto their social media page, where it became an instant hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually our videos have a lot of sick animals and animals being rescued, and it\u2019s generally heavy and sad,\u201d RESQ Charitable Trust head Jessica Roberts told <em>AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_990234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_1J36EH-1-1728x1152.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-990234 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1152\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-990234 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_1J36EH-1-1728x1152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"1152\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this photograph taken on July 24, 2019 rescued female donkey Emily is fed a papaya by RESQ Charitable Trust head Jessica Roberts at the RESQ animal rescue and rehabilitation centre in Pune. \u2013 An unorthodox Indian music star has won hearts online with her big teeth, lustrous white coat, four legs and melodic braying at mealtime. Emily, a donkey living at an animal shelter in the Indian city of Pune, became an internet sensation last year after a clip of her \u201csinging\u201d went viral. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo for a change we decided to put this video of Emily singing, and the response from the public has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said they were inspired by Harriet, a singing donkey from Ireland who also shot to social media fame for her \u201coperatic singing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Emily\u2019s singing started because she likes to beg for treats. The moment she sees a treat bucket she starts singing,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Donkeys and mules are often exploited in many Indian industries, where they are used as beasts of burden in harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Emily\u2019s life has been tough and her road to recovery \u2014 and budding musical stardom \u2014 has been long.<\/p>\n<p>She was found abandoned on the streets two years ago with a prolapsed uterus and infected wounds.<\/p>\n<p>When RESQ staff brought Emily in, she was \u201csad, depressed and hostile\u201d, Roberts said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut slowly over time she started trusting the staff, she started trusting us and now she\u2019s openly greedy and even begs for food.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\tfbq('init', '247107802609931');\n\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unorthodox Indian music star has won hearts online with her big teeth, lustrous white coat, four legs and melodic braying at mealtime. 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