In the run-up to the release of “Shrek,” a celebrity emerged from a pasture in Palo Alto, California — Perry, a 5-year-old gray miniature donkey. Dozens of animators visited the pasture ...

A view of Matadero Creek north of the Bol Park footbridge in Palo Alto, adjacent to a donkey pasture. A 600-foot section of the waterway which was impacted by a diesel fuel spill on May 6, 2021.

Move over golden doodles, miniature bull dogs and all kinds of felines, miniature cows, sometimes called pasture puppies, are ...

Barron Park donkey Perry nibbles on grass during a Sept. 1 ceremony where the Palo Alto Humane Society presented him and fellow donkey Jenny a $2,000 check for veterinary services. Courtesy Steve ...