The suspects allegedly stole property and left lipstick on one of the donkeys.
The owners of an animal farm and market are furious after they discovered on social media that a group of teenagers broke into their farm, stole from their market and even rode their donkeys in the kindergarten after putting lipstick on one of them .
The incident happened around 10 a.m. when Jimmy Abma, a fourth-generation farmer from Abma Farms in Wyckoff, New Jersey, received a Snapchat photo of a teenage girl sitting on one of his asses.
Abma, who lives with his wife on the farm, went away to do some research and found about half a dozen teenagers running around the property before they presumably left with farm property.
“We have to explain the seriousness of this burglary,” Abma Farms posted on her Facebook page after the violation and burglary. ‘First and foremost, we are a working farm, and here live four families (and four generations). This is our house. Second, from a human safety point of view, breaking into animal pens without animal training is dangerous. Animals can kick, kick and trample you. In the dark, anything can happen. Third, the safety of our Animals is compromised and that IS. NET. OK. Our animals are now being shaken and sk yedish (sic) compared to their normal relaxed nature. This is very difficult for us. A few of our animals went loose from gates that remained open, but after a thorough search in the morning, all the animals are accounted for. ”
Abma spoke to ABC News’ Station New York City WABC and said his biggest concern at the moment is the animals.
“All the gates were open in the pens, some of the animals could not even get close to you,” Abma told WABC. ‘They were all skinny, they all jumped around. This our house. This is our yard. This is our existence. With something like that it’s almost like you’re just getting sucker in the side and you really have to say around ‘is it really worth it? Do I really need to keep my zoo open to all these frustrations? ‘”
Abma Farms said its barn will be closed on Monday so a veteran can complete a full wellness and health check on all animals.
As for the suspects in the violation and burglary of Abma Farms, Jimmy Abma says they are grateful for the ‘outpouring of love and support’ he has received from the community, but, ultimately, he wants the criminals caught are and to pay for what they have done.
“Everyone is worried, everyone is worried about the animals, the well-being of everything that has happened,” Abma said. “Everyone wants us to keep these kids informed and make sure they have something to do with what they did.”
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