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May 21, 2007
Leonard Davis Uses Ingenuity and
Brawn to Save Animal Sinking in Mud
http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=9829
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Excerpt:
Chandler, Ariz. — For heroically rescuing a horse
who was stuck belly-deep in mud, Dallas Cowboys
offensive lineman Leonard Davis will receive PETA’s
"Compassionate Action" Award.
According to news reports, Davis had just returned
to his Chandler home when he noticed that Ranger,
a horse, was stuck in a sinkhole across the street.
The mud was up to the horse’s belly.
Without hesitating, Davis fastened straps around
Ranger and used his John Deere tractor to pull the
frightened animal free from the mud. Davis then
hosed Ranger down, as neighbors and emergency
responders looked on.
Davis—who packs more than 360 pounds into his
6-foot-6-inch frame and recently signed a lucrative
seven-year deal with the Cowboys—said that he
used to regularly free horses who got stuck in the
mud on his family’s farm and modestly called his
rescue of Ranger "no big deal."
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