Death of Family Pony Charlie at Age 44

community · February 2025 · Denman Island

The family pony, Charlie, who had been with the family for 26 years and was 44 years old, was put down. Charlie was a significant presence on the land and part of many family memories.

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Sources

• “Yesterday we had to have our old pony, Charlie put down at age forty-four... Twenty-six years is a long, long time.” — The Islands Grapevine – February 20th, 2025 (February 20th, 2025)

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