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 21 May Mexico jails donkey for assault and battery
A donkey was locked up at the local jail of the Chiapas state in Mexico for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch, police said.
Officer Sinar Gomez said the donkey would remain behind bars until its owner agreed to pay the men's medical bills. "Around here, if someone commits a crime they are jailed," Gomez said, "no matter who they are."
The owner of the donkey, Mauro Gutierrez, said he would try to reach a friendly arrangement to pay the men's bills, estimated at £210.
The victims said the donkey bit Genaro Vazquez, 63, on the chest last Sunday and then kicked 52-year-old Andres Hernandez as he tried to come to the rescue, fracturing his ankle.
"All of a sudden, the animal was on top of us like it was rabid," Hernandez said. Police said it took a half a dozen men to control the enraged animal.
Chiapas police have thrown animals in jail before, including a bull that devoured corn crops and destroyed two wooden vending stands in March. In 2006, a dog was locked up for 12 days after biting someone. His owners were fined £9.
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