Festival Donkey Force-Fed Beer Though Nostril As Prize

Story ByAna LacasaSub EditorJoseph GolderAgencyCentral European News 

Video Credit: CEN/@jhonatan.tatan.7

This is the moment a festival official force-feeds a donkey beer through its mouth and nostril as a ‘reward’ for winning a race, sparking outrage online.

The controversial incident was filmed at the Mango Festival in the municipality of Mesitas de El Colegio in the central Colombian department of Cundinamarca, and the footage was posted on Facebook by netizen ‘Jonatan Tatan’ where it has been viewed 80,000 times.

Picture Credit: CEN/@jhonatan.tatan.7

In the footage, the winner of a ‘donkey derby’ is seen being force-fed beer by a woman who even pours the alcoholic drink into the animal’s nostril.

According to local media, the animal’s owner won 150,000 COP (35 GBP) after the donkey won the festival race.

‘Jonatan Tatan’ wrote on social media: “They turned the festival, which is meant to promote farming and the agricultural industry, into a living hell for the animals.”

He also called on the authorities to ban these kinds of events, calling them “old fashioned” and “humiliating”.

Picture Credit: CEN/@jhonatan.tatan.7

The angry netizen added: “They do not contribute anything to our community, it is time to follow the example set by the cities of Bogota and Cali and ban these spectacles, which only show how backward we are as a society.

“Animals should not be the target of ridicule, especially in front of kids. What example are we setting them? That we are a violent society full of hate?”

Netizen ‘Maho Barbosa’ commented: “It is outrageous that the city council sponsors these events.”

‘Ana Cecilia Sanchez Montealegre’ said: “This simply shows the organisers’ ignorance, abusing animals for fun.”

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