After PETA Germany's 2018 exposé, the Greek Ministry for Rural Development passed a new law to prohibit tourists weighing over 220 pounds from participating in animal rides. Yet PETA Germany's 2019 and 2022 footage shows that the law has been neither observed nor enforced. So PETA Germany has filed a criminal complaint with the relevant Greek authorities. Greece must ban donkey and mule rides altogether, as this is the only way to guarantee the animals' protection and end their suffering and exploitation.
When you book your next vacation, please leave donkey rides and other cruel animal experiences off your itinerary. If you're asked to participate in an activity that profits from animal abuse during a vacation, please tell the organizers that you refuse to take part because no one deserves to suffer for entertainment.
Also, ask them to stop offering such activities in the future. Please help keep the pressure on the Greek government to do right by the animals and stop permitting abusive donkey and mule "taxi" rides on Santorini.