South Texas mayor killed in apparent donkey attack
Source: NBCnews.com
South Texas mayor killed in apparent donkey attack
By NBC News staff
The mayor of the South Texas town of Hollywood Park has died after apparently being attacked by a 500-pound donkey on his ranch, officials said Wednesday.
The body of Mayor William "Bill" Bohlke, 65, was found Monday night during a search by Atascosa County Sheriffs deputies and relatives, according to the sheriffs office.
Chief Deputy David Soward told The Associated Press that Bohlke apparently was attacked on Monday morning by an aggressive male donkey on his ranch.
A written statement from the family, published on the Hollywood Park town website, said Bohlke suffered a fatal injury while taking care of his prized cow herd near Pleasanton.
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Xipe Totec
(43,866 posts)You owe me a new screen!!
NutmegYankee
(16,170 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)To have when you have livestock. They will attack coyotes and wolves.
Lasher
(27,472 posts)I'm not surprised to see this news.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)then they are no longer aggressive towards humans. I could be wrong. I know someone who kept alpacas, and had a couple of llamas to protect them.
Lasher
(27,472 posts)He also has a couple of llamas as guards.
I wonder, if you neuter a donkey, is it still aggressive toward coyotes and other varmints?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Named Reverend, for some reason or other. He is very passive, yet stubborn, with humans. But I have seen him go on point against canines.
Trillo
(9,154 posts)Or maybe you've described the past problem.
Keep those donkeys aggressive.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I think we should stop short of killing
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)being possessive of cows.
Brother Buzz
(36,127 posts)but they are working/protecting sheep. They can work well with cattle.
GoneOffShore
(17,303 posts)Poor guy.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)in the alternative, perhaps they should test it for rabies.......
shanti
(21,668 posts)they can be very vicious, like stallions. read some of the comments on the story-yikes!
4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)they are often kept for coyote patrol because they will chase after those guys (even if no threat is posed to them) and stomp them to death.
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)We lived in Pleasanton ourselves while I was growing up and a similiar incident happened with a horse owned by the father of a classmate. The horse had always been gentle, but he attacked his owner and some others and the vet told them it was confusion and aggression aggravated by heat exhaustion and dehydration. The heat's been deadly down here in Texas.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)leeroysphitz
(10,462 posts)OverBurn
(932 posts)Animal Planet soon, Donkey Week!
Kali
(54,990 posts)left most of a hoofprint on the back of his head - you can still see it when he gets a buzz cut
she was an adoptee from the BLM and never really got friendly like most of them do - she may have been abused before we got her, who knows. had a foal and that little guy was a riot. a good month or two after she had it and we had been handling and playing with it daily she got protective and ran over and just stomped the kid on the head with her front foot.
lots of blood but he was ok, never trusted her after that
livestock are large animals and they need respect and to be watched always. frequently it is the gentle pets that cause the real injuries becasue you take them for granted while you are watching the dangerous ones.
Strelnikov_
(7,772 posts)the issue is not certain.
polly7
(20,582 posts)I imagine an ungelded donkey could be just as unpredictable and dangerous as any stallion. I used to raise calves in 4-H Beef. I'd finally get them to lead after getting run over and dragged around for a few days. My friend had a little gelding donkey she hooked up to hers for a few days and they led perfectly. They're incredibly strong for their size, intelligent and very stubborn.