If Perry had only earned 75 euros at the time of the genesis of the DreamWorks project, the first film brought in more than 484 million dollars at the box office for a budget of 60 million. The animal was never credited in the film’s credits… which even gave rise to a debate on the recognition of animals in the film industry.
After “Shrek 5”, Eddie Murphy – who lends his voice to the Talkative Donkey and sidekick of the green ogre – however announces that a tribute will undoubtedly be paid to him in the next film “Shrek” dedicated… to the donkey .
Hoof disease
This tragic death brings to the forefront the evil that is gnawing at this animal. The little donkey Perry, who had reached the ripe old age of 30, was in fact suffering from laminitis, as the animal park writes. An inflammatory disease of donkeys and horses that causes poor blood circulation in the hooves. The animal thus led a long and painful battle against this hoof disease, an inflammation of the skin of the heel region and the space between the toes. Perry, whose illness affected his left hind leg, died on January 2 after being euthanized. “PFor a month, it remained supported on three legs, keeping the other constantly raised.tells Jenny Kiratli, his caregiver, to the British daily The Sun. He obviously suffered a lot. He took a lot of painkillers.”.
The doctors therefore finally decided to resort to euthanasia. “He died peacefully.” concludes the press release, specifying that his remains were left in the pasture for a few hours so that his two comrades, April and Buddy, learned of his death and could thus mourn.
