A wild burro dubbed “Cupid,” is recovering from surgery, after she was shot with an arrow, in what authorities have stated has been a heartless series of attacks on donkeys in the semirural areas of Southern California.
Cupid, a two-year-old female burro, was spotted last week with a blue arrow protruding from her side as she mixed in and grazed with her herd along the Moreno Valley.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Animal Services helped to bring Cupid into a corral in order to transfer her to a veterinarian hospital where she underwent surgery to remove the arrowhead that had punctured her right lung. The arrows used in the attacks were broadheads, a style commonly used for hunting.
According to DonkeyLand, a sanctuary and wildlife nonprofit, Cupid will join a herd of rescued donkeys.
A $24,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in these heinous attacks. Six bow and arrow attacks have so far been reported on burros over the past few months.
Wild burros are protected under federal law; these iconic animals date back to the Gold Rush days when they were used as pack animals. They have roamed the Moreno Valley freely for at least the last 75 years. Environmental experts say the burros eat the dried grass in remote regions helping to curb forest fires.
Some farmers and ranchers, however state the burros are nuisances as they have delayed both vehicular and train traffic.
What a sad message these heartless hunters portray to our children; don’t wild animals get to live in harmony with humans?
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“This is the 6th free-roaming wild burro (that we know of) shot with an arrow. DonkeyLand reward is now $24,000.00 thanks to several outraged animal lovers that have come forward to offer a reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for this horrible act of animal cruelty by deliberately shooting these innocent free-roaming wild burros.”
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