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Mathews and her family had gone away for the weekend and received a call from her father (who lives next door) on Saturday informing them of the shocking scene.
"My dad called and told me Heath brought
back and that he was painted red all over," Mathews said. "My dad at first thought he was covered in blood. My dad told Heath that we were going to be mad about it and Heath just said, 'Oh, well, it shouldn't have gotten out and into my pasture.'
"My little boy, Branden, who is only 3 and a half, ran screaming when he saw him. He was crying 'Momma, why is he all red?,'" Mathews said. "He has been crying ever since. Every time he looks at him he gets upset. He just doesn't understand why."
Someone must have really held the animal down in order to paint its whole body, Mathews said.
Tuesday afternoon the donkey still had thick red paint covering most of its body, including its back, legs, hooves and nose.
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