A rollout of eco-friendly food bins has been blamed for chaos caused by wild donkeys breaking into them to 'feast' on scraps - and spreading disease worries.
Plastic caddies to recycle leftovers have been distributed to residents in villages across Hampshire's picturesque New Forest this month for the first time.
Yet locals are now raising concerns about hazardous knock-on effects.
There are concerns that livestock historically roaming free in the area - such as not only donkeys but also ponies and pigs - will find the discarded food irresistible.
And now within just weeks of the caddies' introduction, donkeys have been spotted eating food out of the bins at locations across the southern English region.
