Down Under Cuteness Overload

robert@honda

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Koalas and lawnmowers don't often mix, but for those needing attention from the volunteers at Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital in Plympton, SA, they might make an exception for Honda. With the assistance of local radio station 5AA, Honda has donated an HRU19K1 Buffalo Buck mower to the Hospital.

The mower will be offered as a major prize in a Hospital raffle, which Director Rae Campbell hopes to raise money for an x-ray machine to complete triage on its patients. "Currently we are driving them to veterinarians and other places for x-rays," Ms Campbell said.

"We are already carrying out some amazing surgery previously not possible in South Australia. Koalas with badly broken limbs can now have their bones pinned and held in place with both internal and external fixative frames until they're fully healed."

And if the raffle raises enough money, Ms Campbell has another big-ticket item in mind for the Hospital a leaf shredder. "Twice daily our volunteers go and collect leaves for feeding, as each koala eats more than 1kg of leaf daily. Those leaves must be fresh to keep them healthy, so a tool to help us strip branches would be amazing."

Honda Australia Power Equipment Territory Manager SA, Peter Black, said as soon as he heard about it, it was clear that the Koala and Wildlife Hospital was worthy of the donation. "The work that they do there is phenomenal," he said, "especially given the fact that it's completely staffed by volunteers.

"When Paul Rogers from 5AA suggested the Hospital as a worthwhile cause to donate to, there was no argument from anyone. I hope that they raise plenty of money, and that they can continue to do their worthwhile work and nurse sick native animals back to health."
 

bertsmobile1

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Nice of Honda to come to the cause.

However don't go all cutesy on Koalas.
They are not really bears bythe way but they can make a grissley look tame.
Only the hand raised ones can be cuddled.
A lot of tourists see one on the ground ( always sick or injured ) and find out the hard way.Those claws a razor sharp and they are all muscle under that "cute " fur.
 
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