GREECE (CNN) - A burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Greece's working donkey population. The country has banned "overweight" tourists from riding the animals on the popular island of ...

It's a happy day for beasts of burden on the Greek island of Santorini: The government has banned "obese" tourists weighing over 220 pounds from riding the island's famous donkeys. Santorini, known ...

A burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Greece’s working donkey population. The country has banned “overweight” tourists from riding the animals on the popular island of Santorini, after ...

(CNN) — A burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Greece’s working donkey population. The country has banned “overweight” tourists from riding the animals on the popular island of Santorini, ...

In an effort to protect its animals, Greece has banned overweight tourists from riding donkeys. According to The Metro, lawmakers in Greece passed a new set of regulations regarding the safety of ...

The decision came after activists protested that the animals were suffering from spinal injuries and open wounds. Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She has ...