Donkey Killed During Police Search Sparks Georgia Investigation

A Cedartown, Georgia police officer was placed on administrative leave after a family’s pet donkey named HeeHaw was shot and killed during an early-morning search at the Elsberry farm in Rockmart. The owner says the donkey, raised at home and accustomed to people, brayed at the strangers; the officer says he felt threatened. An investigation is underway, with Cedartown and Polk County police involved and the sheriff’s office noting no involvement by its officers. A fundraising campaign has raised over $35,000 for legal action.