Donkey torturer arrested in Saudi

Saudi police arrested a local man who tortured a donkey by tying the animal to his car and dragging him on hot asphalted road for a long distance.

The donkey’s owner reported the incident to the police, saying he found his donkey lying on the road with most of its body scalded.

Sabq newspaper quoted a police spokesman as saying the driver had been arrested in the Southern town of Baha and that he would be prosecuted in line with new laws guaranteeing animal protection.

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An unknown driver tied a donkey to his car and dragged him on a hot asphalted road in Saudi Arabia for a long distance before leaving it with a scalded body.

Police said the donkey’s owner reported the incident but that he did not know who had tortured his animal which was outside his house in the Southern town of Baha.

‘Sabq’ newspaper said police were investigating the case to identify the donkey’s torturer.

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