Ten years ago today, on the night of April 15, 1992, Pasado was beaten and tortured by three young men who climbed into his corral with a noose, sticks and a metal bar. The donkey with the gentle personality was a favorite attraction for 19 years at Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue where children rode him, toddlers petted him and 4-H members took turns caring for him. A puppy dragged behind a car for half a mile.Ī thousand starved, dehydrated chickens found dead in their cages.Īll three cases of animal abuse, and dozens more, have one thing in common: The people responsible were prosecuted under a 7-year-old state law that makes animal cruelty a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.Īnd for that, they can look to the case of another animal that suffered at the hands of humans: a petting-zoo donkey named Pasado.
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