Donkey!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10695037

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"Parasailing donkey stunt sparks police inquiry Donkey attached to a parachute flying over a beach in southern Russia (9 July 2010) The move was intended as an advertising campaign Police in southern Russia are investigating allegations of animal cruelty after a donkey was made to parasail as part of an advertising stunt, Russian media report. The donkey was sent up into the sky last week by entrepreneurs hoping to attract people to their private beach. Witnesses near the beach on the Sea of Azov in the Krasnodar region said the animal had been screaming in fear. It landed in the water and was pulled onto the shore, said police. "The donkey screamed and children cried," regional police spokeswoman Larisa Tuchkova told the AFP news agency. "No-one had the brains to call police." Instead, bystanders took photos and phoned newspapers, she said. "It was put up so high into the sky that the children on the beach cried and asked their parents: 'Why did they tie a doggy to a parachute?'" Taman newspaper reported last week."

[Edited on July 20, 2010 at 4:37 PM. Reason : ..]

7/20/2010 4:35:21 PM

screaming in fear? more like screaming for joy

7/20/2010 4:37:19 PM

Sounds like he really made an ass out of himself

7/20/2010 4:37:36 PM

in soviet russia donkey parachute

fuck it

7/20/2010 4:39:50 PM

geez



poor donkey!

7/20/2010 4:39:54 PM

Quote :

""No-one had the brains cared enough cause it was a donkey to call police."

7/20/2010 4:43:24 PM

Myth: Confirmed.

7/20/2010 4:43:57 PM

That kind animal cruelty is just ridonkulous.

7/20/2010 4:47:07 PM

7/20/2010 4:52:00 PM

Quote :

"IS A A PLANE"

7/20/2010 5:54:27 PM

^ damn I dint notice that!

7/20/2010 6:05:21 PM

poor donkey

^neither did til ragged pointed it out

7/20/2010 6:13:01 PM

how odd

I would expect this to happen in England or France or Germany, but certainly not Russia

7/20/2010 8:57:23 PM

Quote :

"Parasailing donkey to fly no more, enjoy good life MOSCOW — The parasailing donkey will never fly again and can look ahead to a life of luxury. The female donkey Anapka arrived in Moscow on Wednesday after her brays of terror over a southern Russian beach last month prompted a British newspaper to step in and buy her. A recreation company had sent Anapka up into the sky for about 30 minutes for a promotional stunt and the YouTube video of her trip made headlines around the world. Upset readers of the The Sun had urged the newspaper to rescue her. “Our readers were deeply moved,” Sun correspondent Garry O’Shea told the Associated Press. “We were contacted by thousands of readers. They wanted us to ensure the well-being of this animal.” Anapka traveled from her small town by the Azov Sea to the Kremlin riding school outside Moscow, where her arrival was filmed by news cameras. The donkey was quickly surrounded by reporters and onlookers eager to stroke her. The riding school’s chief veterinarian, Arina Stepanova, said the 17-year-old donkey was tired after her journey but showed no signs of serious illness. Her new owners, meanwhile, are reviewing different options for a new home. Harry Redknapp, coach of England’s Tottenham Hotspur football club, has volunteered to shelter the donkey in an animal sanctuary he is opening in Hampshire, O’Shea said. The Sun also has received numerous offers to adopt Anapka, he said."

http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/story/8081736/

8/4/2010 11:50:51 PM