Florida teen shoots and kills donkey, orphaning donkey's brand-new offspring

[brentspeak]

This happened last month, but I just can't understand the mentality of anyone who would something like this (i.e, the cat murders). Reminds me of a story last year when a Texas teenager shot dead a zebra on an exotic grazing farm.

http://www.northescambia.com/?p=7979



Confession In Shooting Of Donkey

May 4, 2009

A 17-year old while male juvenile from Cantonment has confessed to the weekend shooting of a donkey off Jacks Branch Road, and his arrest is expected soon.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says the juvenile will be charged with cruelty to animals causing death, using a weapon during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a person under 18.

The arrest of the juvenile is pending, according to Sgt. Rick Vincent, once warrants are issued by the judge reviewing the case. A .22 caliber firearm used in the incident was provided to deputies by a witness.

About the time J.B. was born, his mother was shot and killed by a passerby in the area of 901 River Annex Road. Now J.B. will rely on someone to bottle feed him once per hour as he fights for survival.

It’s the sad beginning of life for J.B., a donkey born late Saturday night or Sunday morning in a pasture on Jacks Branch Road near Cantonment.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting death of the young donkey’s mother. Neighbors heard the gunfire before midnight and the mother donkey was found dead. Little J.B. was next to his mother, just minutes old.

It’s not clear if J.B. was born just before or just after his mother’s death. Authorities say the donkey was not shot by her owner, but rather by someone in a vehicle on Jacks Branch Road.

Deputies located and stopped a vehicle in the area following the incident. They were unable to locate a firearm in the vehicle and were not able to make an arrest at the time, according to deputies. One of the two juveniles in the vehicle is the person now facing charges in the incident.

As for little J.B., he is now in the care of Panhandle Equine Rescue. When NorthEscambia.com visited J.B. Sunday afternoon, the less than one day old donkey had just been placed in a stall at PER in Molino. J.B. stumbled around the fresh pine shavings in the stall, still slightly sedated from a trip to the vet. He has an IV needle still in his neck.

[raccoon]

1. The little shit that shot the donkey could work off some of his aggressions in Iraq or

Afghanistan.

Is Florida gone batshit crazy?????

Edited to add, Sorry, I know it's not just Florida.

[MadHound]

2. This is not the type of person you want in the armed services

They'll go off half cocked and either shoot civilians for no reason, or frag their fellow soldiers. No, this guy needs to go to jail, preferably for three to five, see how he likes those beans.

[konnichi wa]

6. Send him to my place, I'll save Florida a tubful of money.

...

[Obamanaut]

7. No need to apologize, I was born here, and sometimes I ask the

same question when I read/hear something like this.

Maybe it's just people in general. Almost makes life as a hermit seem attractive.

edited to add I'm retired from the Navy, and I don't want anyone like this wasted bit of flesh anywhere near our military.

[MineralMan]

14. What a terrible idea! We don't need psychopaths in our

military.

[salguine]

21. That horse got out of the barn a long time ago.

[dysfunctional press]

3. donkeys can live a long damn time...

35-50 years.

[katandmoon]

4. Another fine product of our sick gun worshipping culture

[aikoaiko]

15. Yeah, one sees so often "go kill a donkey" at the gunshows.

:sarcasm:

If someone runs over an animal in the road, which likely happens many, many times more often than farm animal shootings, do you gt all bent out of shape about our "car worshiping culture"?

[AndyA]

5. What a piece of crap waste of a human life.

Nice going there, bud.

I hope he gets locked up for a very long time. People who start off doing shit like this almost always become more aggressive as they get older.

Sending good thoughts to the sweet little donkey who learned real quick that some humans are the worst forms of life on this planet.

How very sad, here's to a much better future little J.B.

[Obamanaut]

8. Just found this thread by madfloridian, a favorite duer. You must see

this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5844869

[Obamanaut]

25. Wrong place. Should be a response to #1, post by Raccoon. nt

[scheming daemons]

9. "17 year old male juvenile".... that's all you need to know

Teenage boys are a fucked up lot.


I know... I was one of 'em once.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. Man boils lobster alive, gets four years...

... in cooking school.

Personally, I think that lobsters would have been better off evolving fur instead of shells and claws. Fluffy, colorful, pettable fur.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. Very poor comparison and not funny. The killing of the donkey was a thrill kill and not out

of necessity. No matter how bourgeois lobsters might seem to be, they are eaten as food.

[DS1]

13. I won't eat anything cooked alive

or veal, for that matter

[LWolf]

11. My mare was lamed by a pellet about 8 years ago.

She was in a pasture by a road. We never found out who did it. I figured it was someone shooting quail who didn't pay attention to what was behind what they were shooting at.

Fortunately, there was no permanent damage; the momentum of the pellet was close to spent when it reached her, and lodged just under the skin.

If someone shot one of my horses on purpose, I might, as their protector, forget that I'm a pacifist.

[Mystayya]

16. The poor donkey

I hope the kid gets some counseling wherever they lock him up. Otherwise his next victim might be a person.

[chatnoir]

17. "Little J.B. was next to his mother, just minutes old."

There is a very special place in hell for animal and child abusers. :(

My species makes me sick.

[Peregrine Took]

18. Poor little angel. Is there a place to send a donation for his care/upkeep?

[ET Awful]

19. From the end of the articl3e

Donations are being accepted to help pay the vet bill or anyone interested in sponsoring J.B.. Checks or money orders can be sent to PER, P.O. Box 777, Cantonment, FL 32533 or you can visit www.panhandleequinerescue.org for more information.

[csziggy]

20. Their website justs goes to a placeholder page

Panhandle Equine Rescue, Inc.

P.O. Box 777
cantonment, Florida 32533
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

I'd call or email to double check the mailing address.

[jpak]

22. Cantonment is the armpit of Panhandle Redneck Hell

Even local Panhandle rednecks think Cantonment rednecks are stupid.

This the same area where two assholes were caught dragging a donkey behind their truck a few years back.

Dumbass Central...

[mitchum]

23. Enjoy jail, you little motherfucker

[brentspeak]

24. The baby donkey is now doing ok, according to this link from horsetalk.co.nz

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2009/jb009.shtml

[KamaAina]

26. What an ass.

And I don't mean the donkey. :grr: :banghead: