‘They had a feast’: New Forest donkeys spark backlash after raiding new food waste bins

New Forest ponies and donkeys. There are 200 free-roaming donkeys in the national park, all cared for by the commoners, local people who have the right to graze animals. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock

In the US, residents have to contend with bears and racoons rummaging through the trash.

In the UK, we have donkeys.