Donkeys returned home after bear chased them down street

A bear broke into a pen where two donkeys live and chased them nearly half a mile down a street in Hollis, New Hampshire, last Sunday. Rosa, a 14-year-old donkey, and her baby, Jester, were in their backyard pen when they had a run-in with a bear.

Several neighbours spotted the wild scene and called police. The Lavoie family the received a call from the police saying that their donkeys were on the loose with a bear not far behind.



Family members said they thought the bear initially broke into the pen for food. “He went into the barn and flipped the grain over so he clearly had interest in the grain more than the donkeys,” said Tom Lavoie. At some point, Rosa’s maternal instincts likely kicked in and the donkeys took off.

“They were quite a way down the road and he was still behind them,” Lavoie said. The donkeys were wrangled in with some carrots and the bear left. Jester escaped the ordeal unharmed, but Rosa was a little skittish and had some small scratches.

With news video.