This is the heartwarming moment a tearful man was reunited with his pet donkey after two months without seeing each other during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown.
Ismael Fernández could not wait any longer to visit the family farm in Malaga earlier this week after the local government eased Covid-19 restrictions.
Ismael Fernández is heard in the video crying as he petted Baldomera after not seeing her for over two months due to lockdown measures that were imposed by the government of Spain to combat the coronavirus pandemic
Ismael Fernández shared the emotional reunion he had Monday with his pet donkey Baldomera at his family’s farm in the southern Spain city of Malaga. He opened an Instagram account for the donkey, @Baldomerayyo, and uploaded the selfie above as the first post
‘I am not ashamed that you hear me cry because here is one of the most unconditional demonstrations of love that exist,’ Fernández wrote on a Facebook post that included a selfie of him and the donkey.
Baldomera (pictured) at Ismael Fernández’s family farm in the Malaga town of El Barge
Baldomera apparently let out a cry of joy while her owner Ismael Fernández cried after they saw each other for the first time since March
The Facebook footage went viral, drawing more than 2,000 impressions and over 1,700 shares
The marketing director said Baldomera even seemed overwhelmed from the emotional encounter.
He said: ‘I am not ashamed that you hear me crying [in the video] because it was a demonstration of unconditional love.