A family’s beloved pet donkey was shot and killed by Georgia cops after the tiny ass allegedly confronted them when they ran through his pasture.
Hannah Israel, 30, said officers entered the family’s property in Cedartown — near the Alabama border — without notice at about 12:45 a.m. while chasing a suspect when they came across HeeHaw.
“They claimed he ran up to them braying and they thought they were in danger and shot and killed him after trying to Taze him,” Israel wrote on Facebook.
“HeeHaw was raised in the house and did petting zoos he never knew a stranger,” Israel added. “And was shot and killed in his OWN pasture for doing what donkeys do. Alerting to a stranger.”
A haunting photo taken during the aftermath of the shooting showed Israel crying over the dead donkey, whose eyes remained wide open as it laid on the ground.
Israel noted that HeeHaw came from Elseberry Riding and Farm in Rockmart, and he was bottle-raised by her at her pasture.
“We are heartbroken. He was my son,” she wrote.
Cedartown officials said the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on leave.
Officials declined to provide additional details.
Israel vowed to take legal action over HeeHaw’s death, with a GoFundMe for her legal fees raising more than $76,000 as of Monday afternoon.
