Teens charged for killing Amish family's pet donkey
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three central Pennsylvania teenagers are accused of fatally shooting a pet donkey on an Amish family's farm.
WNEP-TV said the boys were charged Thursday, about a week after the donkey was shot 18 times on the Clinton Township farm in Lycoming County.
Amos Yoder and his family have lots of animals but they said the six-year-old Jerusalem miniature donkey named Eeyore was their children's pet.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yoder said the children would take turns riding Eeyore and the neighborhood children would pet him on their way to school.
Two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy are charged with cruelty to animals and weapons violations. State police said the teenagers each shot Eeyore six times.
They also admitted to shooting several deer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Additional charges will be filed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.