Donkey hanged in Ballyfermot

My name is Mud · 07-05-2009 08:54PM #1

This really makes my blood boil.

****ing ****

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/terrible-sight-as-donkey-found-hanged-in-park-1731501.html

By Claire Murphy

Thursday May 07 2009

It's a scene of unbelievable cruelty.

A donkey foal found apparently hanged on the city's westside.

Welfare officers were called to Con Colbert Road in Ballyfermot early on Tuesday and were shocked to discover the poor donkey tethered to a tree, strangled to death.

Liam Fitzgerald, from the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), said it looked as if the animal struggled to get free after his torturers left him.

"Someone tied the donkey to a tree overhead. It appears as if they tried to hoist him up onto the tree to try and hang him, but gave up, maybe because of his weight," he said.

"The donkey walked round and round to get free, but cut off the airflow," he added. "We think it was just gurriers up to no good. They were absolute thugs."

The DSPCA officer said that the donkey's owners were distraught: "They last visited the donkey at 10.30pm on Monday night to make sure he had enough water and food. They are very good animal keepers."

Adopted

The owner of the donkey, Anna, said her family, all animal lovers, adopted the donkey and were looking after it in the field near to their home.

"It was coming up to Easter Sunday when we decided to take him. The kids wanted to name him Baby Jesus," she revealed. "They are completely inconsolable, they're devastated. I'm not the best for it.

"I can't understand it. Do these people have no value on life?" Anna added.

The 10-month-old donkey was in the field with two other horses and was extremely friendly with anyone who came to feed him or pat him. Anna said that her daughter (9) was even carefully training the donkey with a head collar.

"His eyes were as big as saucers. He would always make you laugh -- he was running around all the time," she said.

The DSPCA said that incidents of cruelty to horses are on the increase.

Strangled

"We had another horse in Smithfield on Sunday last who strangled himself in a horsebox," said Liam. "And in the Clondalkin area at the weekend there was another horse so badly emaciated that he could barely stand. I just asked the vet to shoot him immediately to put him out of his misery."

Mr Fitzgerald also said that last month another horse died of thirst in Bohernabreena in west Dublin.

"Someone just chucked him into a field and didn't think to give him any water," he said. "It's just disgusting."

clairemurphy@herald.ie

galwayrush · 07-05-2009 08:55PM

What did the donkey do? must have been bad.:eek:

admiralofthefleet · 07-05-2009 08:56PM

thats the southside for ya

galwayrush · 07-05-2009 08:57PM

: Seriously, why can't we hang the sick bastards that did this.:(

Abi · 07-05-2009 08:57PM

Fucking scum.

delta_bravo · 07-05-2009 08:57PM

galwayrush wrote: »

Edit: Seriously, why can't we hang the sick bastards that did this.:(

Because thats a stupid idea

Captain Darling · 07-05-2009 08:58PM

Sick, sick people.

Abi · 07-05-2009 08:58PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

thats the southside for ya

Ooooh I likes it! :pac:

Sharpshooter · 07-05-2009 08:59PM

galwayrush wrote: »

What did the donkey do? must have been bad.:eek:

He existed, that was enough for that shower of parasites.

07-05-2009 08:59PM

Pure scum, yet you'll get the usual crowd, complaining the have no VISHILTIEEEESSS

Biggins · 07-05-2009 09:00PM

Thats just depressing and sick.

Not picking on that area in particular, there is sick folk everywhere.
Its just a bad reflection on the other 99.9% more decent people.
I hope someone in that other 99.9% suspects who did it and reports them.

I would, the sick brainless sad fecks!

Aidric · 07-05-2009 09:00PM

Depraved twats who carried out this.

niceirishfella · 07-05-2009 09:01PM

Abigayle wrote: »

Fucking scum.

My sentiments exactly.

delta_bravo · 07-05-2009 09:01PM

Jake1 wrote: »

Pure scum, yet you'll get the usual crowd, complaining the have no VISHILTIEEEESSS

Frankly its a disgrace, this area has been long deprived of donkey hanging facilities while the leafy suburbs of Foxrock are well served with such amenities.

ejmaztec · 07-05-2009 09:02PM

This gives "being hung like a donkey" a bad name.:(

galwayrush · 07-05-2009 09:03PM

delta_bravo wrote: »

Because thats a stupid idea

True, can't have scum hung like donkeys in Balleyfermot.;)

Dave147 · 07-05-2009 09:06PM

I hope whoever was responsible for this dies a horrible cruel death, I genuinely wish this on them. Sick ****ers harming an innocent animal, really upsetting.

slippy wicket · 07-05-2009 09:07PM

galwayrush wrote: »

: Seriously, why can't we hang the sick bastards that did this.:(

Would be a good idea, is it not a fact that the scum who abuse, torture and kill animals usually go on to do this to normal decent people.

maxxie · 07-05-2009 09:08PM

id love to get my hands on who did that!!!!

Sharpshooter · 07-05-2009 09:08PM

galwayrush wrote: »

True, can't have scum hung like donkeys in Balleyfermot.;)

Scum hung like donkeys, lol galway.

Pyr0 · 07-05-2009 09:13PM

That is sickening, really shocking stuff. Although, I'm just waiting for the person to come on bashing out the "Oh but its just a donkey, hardly a big deal. Get over it" type comments.

galwayrush · 07-05-2009 09:14PM

maxxie wrote: »

id love to get my hands on who did that!!!!

I'd prefer to whack them with a hurley stick.

stepbar · 07-05-2009 09:20PM

I'd rather sh1t in their shoes....

Darragh29 · 07-05-2009 09:21PM

galwayrush wrote: »

: Seriously, why can't we hang the sick bastards that did this.:(

Absolute f*cking scum, probably out of their heads on heroin or coke. I started a thread on a poor dog having his leg blown off with a shotgun here only a few weeks ago... These people must be possessed, how else could you do something like this???

IvySlayer · 07-05-2009 09:28PM

I'm just speechless.

Scum, pure and utter scum. If only Hell were real. I really, really hope karma will kick in.

projectmayhem · 07-05-2009 09:46PM

Am I reading correctly in that the family kept the donkey in a field nearby the house? Public land?

I'm not for one second defending the scum that murdered the donkey, but surely just leaving an animal like that in a field nearby is just inviting trouble?

galwayrush · 07-05-2009 09:49PM

projectmayhem wrote: »

Am I reading correctly in that the family kept the donkey in a field nearby the house? Public land?

I'm not for one second defending the scum that murdered the donkey, but surely just leaving an animal like that in a field nearby is just inviting trouble?

Donkeys prefer fields.;)

holly1 · 07-05-2009 09:52PM

People who do that to animals have no respect for any thing or any person,they are scum of the earth and dont deserve to live.I cryed while I read that article.They were probley very young kids,whos parents dont give a sh** where they are or what they are doing.

Overheal · 07-05-2009 09:52PM

Those bastards, we'll hang their asses out to dry - ohhh wait

Dyr · 07-05-2009 09:57PM

You could cull half the little scumbags in my neighborhood with a shotgun and karma would pat you on the back for it. Bollox to the sanctity of human life, they're a f***in cancer

staker · 07-05-2009 10:00PM

pricks

Donkey hanged in Ballyfermot

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