because the article is just so funny on it's own, i'm going to post the whole thing right here so you don't run the risk of being too bored to follow the link.
"Mexican donkey jailed for assault"
May 20, 2008 06:33 AM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico – A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.
Police say the animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances after it bit and kicked two men near a ranch in Chiapas state.
Officer Sinar Gomez says the donkey will remain behind bars until its owner agrees to pay the men's medical bills.
The owner, Mauro Gutierrez, says he would try to reach a friendly arrangement to pay the men's bills, estimated at $420.
The victims said the donkey bit Genaro Vazquez, 63, in the chest on Sunday and then kicked 52-year-old Andres Hernandez as he tried to come to the rescue, fracturing his ankle.
Police said it took a half-dozen men to control the enraged burro.
"All of a sudden, the animal was on top of us like it was rabid," Hernandez said.
Chiapas police have thrown animals in the slammer 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 $18.
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