TENNESSEE -- A McMinn county boy is recovering after being attacked by a donkey.
The 12-year-old told deputies said he was walking on County Road 58 near his Riceville home on Saturday when the donkey broke through a fence. He said the animal bit down on his upper left arm and wouldn't let go. The boy's friend had to beat the animal in the head and neck to make the animal stop.
The friend told deputies it seemed like the donkey was trying to breed with the boy.
Deputies say the donkey later tried to attack the neighbors and their dogs. No one else was injured. When the donkey came back to the boy's home, his stepfather told deputies he shot and killed the animal.
(WATE - May 23, 2012)
