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'Justice 4 HeeHaw': Georgia Officer on Leave After Shooting Baby Donkey
Cedartown police launched an investigation and placed an officer on leave after the fatal shooting of HeeHaw, a donkey owned by Elsberry Riding and Farm.
- A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting a pet donkey during an overnight law enforcement search on Sunday.
- Owner Hannah Israel claims officers trespassed on her property around 12:45 a.m. while searching for a missing person, encountering her bottle-raised donkey, HeeHaw.
- Israel reports officers claimed the donkey ran toward them while braying; they attempted to use a Taser before shooting and killing the animal.
- As of Monday, the family's GoFundMe campaign for legal expenses has received over $37,000 in donations following Israel's decision to pursue legal action.
- Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome launched an investigation into the incident, while the Polk County Sheriff's Office confirmed its deputies were not involved in the shooting.
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A cop in Georgia shot and killed a donkey over the weekend, and I can only imagine how absurd they must have felt explaining how they feared for their lives before pulling the trigger.
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