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 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.
"The donkey landed in an atrocious manner: it was dragged several metres along the water, after which the animal was pulled out half-alive onto the shore," the paper reported.
Police began to investigate after the incident, which occurred at the coastal village of Golubitskaya, was aired on national news on Tuesday.
The businessmen responsible may face criminal charges for animal cruelty, according to news agency RIA-Novosti.
Pond Life
Didn't they used to throw donkeys from towers in Spain? Poor donkeys.
Carp
Sod them. I hate donkeys. What good has a donkey ever done? Aye?
Fin
Has anyone checked the whereabouts of Amy Winehouse?
Why use a donkey parasailing to attract people to your beach,how many other ideas would you have before you came up with that
monkey tennis anyone?
Pond Life
Carp wrote:
Sod them. I hate donkeys. What good has a donkey ever done? Aye?
Funny, i was listening to some Karl Pilkington yesterday, he seems to think that animals should justify their existence too.
bearing
Carp wrote:
Sod them. I hate donkeys. What good has a donkey ever done? Aye?
Blasphemer!
Fin
assphemer!
Carp
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Pond Life
Carp wrote:
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Not that that will interest you, donkey hater!
bearing
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Not that that will interest you, donkey hater!
And him being religious n'all...
If it weren't for a donkey, you'd have nowhere to go on a Sunday young Carp!
Carp
I used to go on marches against them, well - it was just me really, and it was more of a walk to the paper shop than a march, but the principle was there.
Fin
bearing wrote:
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Not that that will interest you, donkey hater!
And him being religious n'all...
If it weren't for a donkey, you'd have nowhere to go on a Sunday young Carp!
I thought that was just a vicious rumor Carp what you get up to at the weekend is your business
*tries to wipe picture from mind*
Plastic Man
Re: Donkey!!
Pond Life wrote:
"The donkey screamed and children cried," regional police spokeswoman Larisa Tuchkova told AFP news agency.
"No-one had the brains to call police."
Instead, bystanders took photos and phoned newspapers, she said.
The only difference over here would be that they'd be trying to phone GM fucking TV for their 15 minutes of fame on the sofa with Ann Diamond "reliving the nightmare".
Carp
Re: Donkey!!
Plastic Man wrote:
Pond Life wrote:
"The donkey screamed and children cried," regional police spokeswoman Larisa Tuchkova told AFP news agency.
"No-one had the brains to call police."
Instead, bystanders took photos and phoned newspapers, she said.
The only difference over here would be that they'd be trying to phone GM fucking TV for their 15 minutes of fame on the sofa with Ann Diamond "reliving the nightmare".
Bit like on here with poor Cheryl
Carp
Fin wrote:
bearing wrote:
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Not that that will interest you, donkey hater!
And him being religious n'all...
If it weren't for a donkey, you'd have nowhere to go on a Sunday young Carp!
I thought that was just a vicious rumor Carp what you get up to at the weekend is your business
*tries to wipe picture from mind*
Don't knock till you try it
Pond Life
Carp wrote:
I used to go on marches against them, well - it was just me really, and it was more of a walk to the paper shop than a march, but the principle was there.
Wish i had known about this earlier, i would have applied the same principles to my jaunt into Kingston this morning but anti your anti donkey stance!
Carp
Ha! Equine lover. You should be put against the wall. I bet you have sugar lumps in your pockets.
Pond Life
Carp wrote:
Ha! Equine lover. You should be put against the wall. I bet you have sugar lumps in your pockets.
How dare you suggest such a thing!! I hope you are being deliberately provocative??
As you well know it is NOT recommended that people go round shoving sugar down the throats of animals. It rots their teeth and causes no end of problems.
I carry with me a bag of carrots.
Forest
I think this may be a macedonian recipe..
Stewed donkey with beans
Ingredients:
an onion, a bay leaf, two stalks of white celery, salt, black pepper and butter.
Menu ingredients:
stewed donkey one package
corona beans in tomato sauce one package
polenta one package
extra virgin olive oil
Preparation:
Cut the onion into round slices and the celery into small pieces. Saute them in a frying pan with oil, butter, and a bay leaf.
Add salt and pepper as well as the beans.
Heat and then add the stewed donkey.
Continue heating and add salt and pepper to taste.
In the meantime prepare the polenta which will be served on plates with the sauce prepared using the stewed donkey.
Carp
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
Ha! Equine lover. You should be put against the wall. I bet you have sugar lumps in your pockets.
How dare you suggest such a thing!! I hope you are being deliberately provocative??
Yeah? Well - you are the one that practically said you wanted to marry one.
Pond Life
Carp wrote:
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
Ha! Equine lover. You should be put against the wall. I bet you have sugar lumps in your pockets.
How dare you suggest such a thing!! I hope you are being deliberately provocative??
Yeah? Well - you are the one that practically said you wanted to marry one.
They certainly would be higher on the list than you. Mule mutilator!
Grind
You have to be careful of those russian mules. They're dangerous.
Late Doors
Fin wrote:
Has anyone checked the whereabouts of Amy Winehouse?
I heard she had.......... *leaves it*
Grind
Late Doors wrote:
Fin wrote:
Has anyone checked the whereabouts of Amy Winehouse?
I heard she had.......... *leaves it*
Is that her f#ck me donkey?
Carp
bearing wrote:
Pond Life wrote:
Carp wrote:
This could revolutionise the seaside donkey ride.
Not that that will interest you, donkey hater!
And him being religious n'all...
If it weren't for a donkey, you'd have nowhere to go on a Sunday young Carp!
I don't believe the bit about the donkey. More likely a giraffe or a bear.
bearing
Bleedin' Baptists!
sheeps
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
*upholds smut level till Clack gets back*
Carp
big ears. buck teeth, eyes on the side of your face?
sheeps
That's me.
bearing
Are donkeys bald?
sheeps
This one is.
Forest
sheeps wrote:
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
Your a bit of an ass then?
sheeps
When Dock comes back you will all get a right rollocking for picking on me.
bearing
Forest wrote:
sheeps wrote:
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
Your a bit of an ass then?
Less of the insults sonny!
Forest
bearing wrote:
Forest wrote:
sheeps wrote:
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
Your a bit of an ass then?
Less of the insults sonny!
Soz Sheeps.
sheeps
S' ok.
Carp
bearing wrote:
Forest wrote:
sheeps wrote:
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
Your a bit of an ass then?
Less of the insults sonny!
Eeyore ways calls him names
bearing
Carp wrote:
bearing wrote:
Forest wrote:
sheeps wrote:
Parts of me are similar to a Donkey
Your a bit of an ass then?
Less of the insults sonny!
Eeyore ways calls him names
Pond Life
bearing
I think it would be only fair if they got hot branding irons onto those mugs, just to even up the abuse a little.
Grind
Did they overcharge the donkey then?
The evil bastards.
Sir Bulldog Craggwood
I'm far more concerned about cruelty to humans
I think those guys should get the Order of Lenin for their ingenuity
You have to look at the history of Russia before getting too moral with them. Revolution, absolutism, purges, world wars, dictatorship, millions exiled or executed, famines so bad cannibalism often resulted, genocide, vodka - there have been very few eras of normalcy and civility in Russia over the last 200 years - its no wonder some beach pikeys think this a good idea
I once got scared to death by a gypsey woman on Scarborough beach shouting at me that my kite MIGHT fall down and injure her donkeys - she was a right cunt
Carp
Just as I thought. Bloody donkey was hamming it up. Bleating on and scaring children for a bit of publicity and pity.