Missing a donkey? Well, the Byrnes Mill Police Department has found her and is looking for the owner.
Chief Frank T. Selvaggio said a resident called the department’s non-emergency line at about 6 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 30) and said a donkey was in his backyard on Hess Drive.
“When you get a call from a resident saying they just saw a donkey in their yard, you kind of wonder what they might have really seen,” Selvaggio said on Facebook.
The resident said the donkey ran into the woods behind his house, and Selvaggio and four other officers spent an hour searching for the female donkey before finding her.
Selvaggio said the donkey did not have a microchip, so he called God’s Grace Animal Rescue in High Ridge to house the donkey until the owner is found.
He said the donkey will be kept there for 10 days and if no owner has come forward, it will be put up for adoption.
Selvaggio said the owner may claim the donkey by calling the Police Department at 636-677-7727 and bringing photos and proof of ownership.
The Byrnes Mill Police has a history of helping animals, including a miniature cow, horses, dogs, rams, chickens and turtles.
“It seems like runaway animals are just drawn here,” Selvaggio said.