THERE were countless appeals to find a baby donkey who was stolen from a farm in Hook, Hampshire Constabulary have said.

As previously reported, two-month-old foal Moon was taken from Miller's Ark, where she was with her mother, Astra, on May 15.

Members of staff at the farm have confirmed that on Wednesday, May 31 they travelled to Buckinghamshire, liaised with Thames Valley Police and have recovered little Moon.

Hampshire Constabulary have said Moon attracted countless calls and online reports from members of the public.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was contacted by the farm, who had been sent some information about Moon.

They immediately deployed officers to an address on White House Lane in High Wycombe.

At around 8.15pm the stolen donkey was located, recovered and returned to the delight of the owners.

Police Sergeant Stuart Ross, of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Countrywatch team, said: "This was a fantastic piece of joint working from Countrywatch and Thames Valley Police's Rural Task Force team.

"Our appeals to find Moon attracted countless calls and online reports from members of the public with possible sightings and potential lines of enquiry and we want to thank everyone who shared these appeals and got in touch with us.

"We have worked tirelessly to locate Moon, scouring CCTV footage and chasing every thread of information to see if we could find her, so we are absolutely delighted about this positive outcome.

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"Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Country Watch team will continue with an investigation into the circumstances of the theft of this donkey."

Pamela Jessopp, of Miller's Ark Animals, added: "We are beyond excited and ecstatic. You always hold out hope but as the time frame and the time window got larger you do wonder if she would be found or not.

"It is so much down to members of the public, our supporters that have got the word out there and spread it on social media. It's been a heartfelt story that has caught people's emotions.

"We are very grateful to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, Surrey Police and Thames Valley Police for their support and investigation and for the speedy action last night."