I've said it before; these things'll kill ya.
Posted on 04/24/2007 1:41:07 PM PDT by devane617
An owner of an exotic animal farm has died after being kicked and then sat on by a camel.
Cathie Ake and the 4-year-old camel were being filmed by a local television station on Sunday when the camel kicked her and then sat down during a break in filming. The station was doing a story on Mini-Akers Exotic Animals, the 15-acre farm Ake owned with her husband.
Cathie Ake's husband, Donnie Ake, said he would find a new home for Polo, the camel, The News Herald of Panama City reported Tuesday. He believes the 1,800-pound animal was agitated by mating season.
The couple bought the camel at an auction three weeks ago and kept him in a 50 foot by 80 foot pen.
''My wife did a lot of rescue,'' Donnie Ake said. ``She wouldn't let an animal suffer.
``We might not have food in the house, but she made sure they had something to eat.''
A reporter called 9-1-1 when Ake fell under the camel.
''To be honest with you, I don't think there's much that she could have done,'' said Gulf County Sheriff Dalton Upchurch.
A deputy and paramedics moved the camel and recovered Cathie Ake's body.
Donnie Ake said he believes his wife either suffocated or was crushed by the animal. The Akes started their exotic animal farm nearly 10 years ago.
Candidate for a Darwin Award?
Soon to be seen on Youtube.
This is really not cool ... but my first thought was: what the heck to do you put on the insurance forms without triggering some major audit?
I guess Camels are the SUV’s of the Animal Kingdom..........
Oh, how awful! HUMP! (I mean, BUMP)
Why does that seem funny to me?
Got her with the old Camel toe...
Don’t try this at home...
Was the camel in the country legally or not?
sat down during a break in filming....
Must have been a union camel.
Maybe due to the husbands quotes?
I've said it before; these things'll kill ya.
Joe Camel claims another victim!
It was certainly more exotic than the women In Ft Worth, TX last weekend who tossed her big-mac out the truck window because she was made at the order, then jumps from the truck, somehow falls under the rear wheels, while her husband slowly runs over her, and she dies...
For the record: I have NEVER been to Florida, nor was I involved in this in any way whatsoever.
SJS?
“Just don’t know what to say, except — tough luck.”
Midnight at the oasis,
Send your camel to bed.
Dromedary or Bactrian? (eg; one hump or two?) [Enquiring minds have already moved on.]
You mean the newscrew didn't have the stones to pick up a shovel, rock or something and beat the damn thing to death or enough to get it to move? Just let it sit there and crush her?
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