Angurai South Ward MCA Grace Omasete. [Photo|Busia County Government]A man from Katakwa village in Teso North survived death by a whisker on Thursday when a donkey he has been taking care of for the last seven years attacked him.This left his right hand severely damaged.Fredrick Omusugu who also suffered injuries on other parts of the body after being trampled on by the donkey was rushed to Malakisi Health Centre where he received several stitches on his hand."I was tying the donkey in the grass field when it attacked me. Students who were going school saved me by hitting the donkey with sticks. I am still undecided on what to do with the donkey," he said. The melodrama has left area residents in shock after the bizarre incident. Nobody could move closer to the animal for fear of being 'eaten alive'.Angurai South Ward MCA Grace Omasete who raised the matter on the floor of the Assembly appealed to the County Agriculture Executive Dr Moses Osia to ensure that donkeys were also included among livestock vaccinated against the contagious Foot and Mouth Disease.County Agriculture and Animal Resources CeC Dr Moses Osia admitted that it was the first case of a donkey bite in the County.However, Dr Osia said donkeys do not cause rabies unless there is a history of the donkey having been bitten by a rabid dog.

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