The Russian donkey who shot to international fame after flying high above the sea in a parasailing stunt has been located and is physically unscathed after her trauma, police said
The Russian donkey who shot to international fame after flying high above the sea in a parasailing stunt has
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| Safe and sound: The parasailing donkey flying over the Russain skies was unharmed, according to the regional spokesperson. Pic/AFP |
been located and is physically unscathed after her trauma, police said.u00a0
The donkey ended up in the skies above the Sea of Azov in the south of Russia as a result of an impromptu advertising campaign by several entrepreneurs to attract holidaymakers to their beach.
The donkey had been examined by a veterinarian, who found that her half-an-hour-long flight over heads of holidaymakers last week did not inflict any physical damage, said regional spokesman Igor Zhelyabin.
"The veterinarian has come to a conclusion that the animal is clinically healthy," he said.
The donkey's mental state, however, remained unclear.
Animal rights activists, condemned the stunt as cruel.u00a0
They also said that the animal must have been very distressed by the flight as well as a rough landing on the water.
The owner of the donkey, said he does not see anything wrong because the beach-goers "were having fun."
