Perry, the donkey that modeled for the character “Donkey” in the Shrek series, died on Jan. 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area at the age of 30.
Jenny Kiratli, a volunteer and lead handler for the nonprofit Barron Park Donkey Project, told The Epoch Times that Perry had a number of conditions and illnesses, including a pituitary gland disorder and arthritis.
“Then he had a nerve impingement that led to him not being able to use his left hind leg very well, so he lost a lot of muscle on that leg, and he was putting all his weight behind weight on his right hind leg. And because of that, he developed what was called support laminitis. And laminitis is just a terribly painful hoof condition,” said Kiratli….