TULSA COUNTY, Okla. — Two beloved donkeys near Turley have escaped their pen and were running around in traffic.
One concerned neighbor was worried they might be hit by a car, so she called 2 News.
Tammy Mercure told us the donkeys live at the end of the block, and everybody loves them.
She said they're generally well taken care of; they get haircuts, and people bring them food and water.
The problem is, four days ago, after not receiving food and water, the donkeys pushed through the gates and began wandering around the neighborhood.
"Four days ago, my dog started barking and so, I ran out to the corner and one of the donkeys was staring off with the dog," Mercure said. "It looked like it was asking for help, and then we started to notice that no one was coming for them, and we do our best to try to help them, but when we walk towards them, they tend to walk the other way and we don't want to scare them into traffic, but it's an odd sight to see a donkey come down a street."
Nobody in the neighborhood knew who owned the donkeys, as the previous owner passed away last year.
She said last year, when they got out, they were able to get the animals back in their pen.
Since the previous owner's passing, she had no way to contact the woman who usually retrieves the donkeys.
2 News shared the story of the wandering donkeys.
Just a day later, the owner retrieved the donkeys from animal welfare, fixed the fence, and gave the pair a big pile of food, Mercure said.
"A very happy ending," she said.
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