Alie Ward

And God saying to this donkey's owner who's flogging it, like, you'll be nicer to that donkey, you're being a dick.

So yeah, just a casual talking donkey reference, but also defending the downtrodden.

Who knew that was in there?

And so did you ever dream that you would be kind of, you know, the head of the donkey's

Yeah.

What kind of science were you studying or what's your science background?

And she has a lot to offer donkeys, clearly, with over 50 published papers, including hits such as Objective Assessment of Chronic Pain in Donkeys Using the Donkey Chronic Pain Scale.

And belief in animal sentience and effective owner attitudes are linked to positive working equid welfare across six countries.

And the welfare and access to veterinary health services of mules working in the mountain trails of Nepal...

Also, she's got papers about the donkey skin trade.

She knows her donkey stuff on a global level and on a micro level.

Well, you mentioned how misunderstood donkeys are.

And babe, that's why we got you here.

Amazing.

Let's talk donkey myths.

Because so many people are like, I know Eeyore or Shrek, but no idea what they're really like, or they just know them as beasts of burden.

So what's like some big flim flam that you have to bust as a doctor donkey?

You know, what about their emotions?

Are they very affectionate animals?

Or can you read the emotions of a donkey and kind of know what they're feeling?