‘He Was My Kid’: Family Demands Answers After Police Shoot, Kill Pet Donkey During Search
The officer is on administrative leave as the police department reviews the shooting, while the donkey’s owner says she plans legal action and has raised over $72,000.
- On Saturday, a Cedartown Police Department officer shot and killed HeeHaw, a miniature donkey, during an overnight search for a missing 12-year-old girl in Polk County, Georgia.
- Officers claimed they felt endangered when the donkey approached them while braying, according to Hannah Israel, though social media posts from Elsberry Riding and Farm allege officers attempted to use a Taser before firing.
- Known for visiting nursing homes and petting zoos, HeeHaw was a 1-year-old bottle baby raised in the house; Israel stated the donkey never knew a stranger.
- Pending an investigation, the Cedartown Police Department placed the officer on administrative leave, as Israel has raised over $72,000 via GoFundMe toward a $90,000 goal.
- While the Polk County Sheriff's Office clarified its deputies were not involved, it extended condolences to the family; the community response has been substantial following the incident on Grady Road.
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Farmer Hannah Israel Accuses Cops Of Fatally Shooting Her Baby Donkey Named HeeHaw
A Georgia farm owner is heartbroken after claiming police entered her property and fatally shot her baby donkey, HeeHaw. Yes, HeeHaw. The kind of name that sounds like it belongs in the happiest farm story ever. Instead, this one has turned into a nightmare. Hannah Israel says in a Facebook post that Polk County police entered her pasture last week without permission. According to her account, officers were allegedly searching for a missing pers…
A Georgia police officer in the United States was administratively removed after shooting and killing a baby donkey during an operation to locate a missing child. The case occurred this weekend at Elsberry Riding and Farm in Rockmart, Polk County. According to the sanctuary's owner, the officers entered the pasture without permission to look for the 12-year-old boy. Coyote Wendy: An animal with viral facial deformations and California residents …
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