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Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:39 PM Aug 2012

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 Sheriff’s deputies and relatives, according to the sheriff’s 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.”

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550513-south-texas-mayor-killed-in-apparent-donkey-attack?lite

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South Texas mayor killed in apparent donkey attack (Original Post) Fuddnik Aug 2012 OP
Metaphor? nt Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #1
... Javaman Aug 2012 #21
Fox News Headline - Democrats Murder Texas Mayor NutmegYankee Aug 2012 #2
+1 L0oniX Aug 2012 #17
Only in Texas. ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2012 #3
Actually, donkeys are great... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #10
But they like to bite and kick people. Lasher Aug 2012 #13
I think if you neuter them... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #16
I have a neighbor who raises alpacas. Lasher Aug 2012 #19
My sister has a donkey... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #20
I think you're losing the metaphor. Trillo Aug 2012 #23
While I like my dems aggressive... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #24
bulls are generally dangerous when someone messes with the cows, but I've never heard of a donkey notadmblnd Aug 2012 #4
I've seen Guard Donkeys used in our area Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #7
Thought it was an Onion headline. GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #5
A jealous husband, perhaps... n/t Spirochete Aug 2012 #6
Donkeys aren't usually aggressive to humans. I wonder if he provoked it in some way; kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #8
even intact jacks? shanti Aug 2012 #9
Intact male donkeys can be quite aggressive 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #22
I wonder if the donkey was well hydrated. Rozlee Aug 2012 #11
Donkeys look so sweet Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #12
These things happen... leeroysphitz Aug 2012 #14
The most dangerous animal known to man, coming to OverBurn Aug 2012 #15
a burro stomped my oldest son when he was young Kali Aug 2012 #18
Even in the contest between man and donkey . . . Strelnikov_ Aug 2012 #25
So sad. polly7 Aug 2012 #26
Was he found with his pants down? Politicalboi Aug 2012 #27
Kick! n/t Tx4obama Aug 2012 #28
 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
10. Actually, donkeys are great...
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 06:44 PM
Aug 2012

To have when you have livestock. They will attack coyotes and wolves.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
16. I think if you neuter them...
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:42 PM
Aug 2012

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)
19. I have a neighbor who raises alpacas.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:15 AM
Aug 2012

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)
20. My sister has a donkey...
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 02:18 AM
Aug 2012

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)
23. I think you're losing the metaphor.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 04:24 PM
Aug 2012

Or maybe you've described the past problem.

Keep those donkeys aggressive.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
4. bulls are generally dangerous when someone messes with the cows, but I've never heard of a donkey
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:50 PM
Aug 2012

being possessive of cows.

Brother Buzz

(36,127 posts)
7. I've seen Guard Donkeys used in our area
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 06:09 PM
Aug 2012

but they are working/protecting sheep. They can work well with cattle.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
8. Donkeys aren't usually aggressive to humans. I wonder if he provoked it in some way;
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 06:16 PM
Aug 2012

in the alternative, perhaps they should test it for rabies.......

shanti

(21,668 posts)
9. even intact jacks?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 06:18 PM
Aug 2012

they can be very vicious, like stallions. read some of the comments on the story-yikes!

 

4th law of robotics

(6,801 posts)
22. Intact male donkeys can be quite aggressive
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 04:07 PM
Aug 2012

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)
11. I wonder if the donkey was well hydrated.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 07:19 PM
Aug 2012

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.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
18. a burro stomped my oldest son when he was young
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:41 PM
Aug 2012

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.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
26. So sad.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 07:07 PM
Aug 2012

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.

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