Harry Redknapp Loves Ass

Anapka, the flying donkey

He may have a wobbly head and warble about players he won’t be signing. He may also be a grumpy git at times, but Harry Redknapp appears to have a heart, and a soft spot… for flying Donkeys!

The Tottenham manager is trying to adopt Anapka, the now famous parasailing  Russian donkey. Anapka made the news last week, when her owners decided to attach her to a parachute and lift her high into the air behind a boat, to advertise a Russian beach resort. People looked on, horrified as the animal brayed loudly before being dragged through the water back to the beach.

Redknapp says he loves animals as much as he loves football, which I guess explains why he keeps Alan Hutton around (eeek). The Spurs gaffer is not only offering to find Anapka a home in England, but he is trying to fund his own animal sanctuary, where he can look after… well, I’ll let harry tell you:

“…Donkeys, horses, foxes, birds – I’m passionate about caring for them in the right way. I’m in the process of trying to set up my own sanctuary near where I live in Hampshire. A friend and I are working towards finding some space to make sure we can at least give some lucky animals a good home.”

And of the famous flying donkey?

“I am sickened by the actions of the scumbag who treated Anapka so badly. If I had my way, I’d throw the idiot in prison. He should be prosecuted for what he’s done. If a human is forced to do something against their will, then the person responsible would be arrested and taken to court. Animals deserve the same protection. I read all the time about animals being abused, kicked to death, used for illegal sports and so on. It makes me sick – and sad.”

Redknapp’s employers, Tottenham, are no strangers to signing Russian donkeys, they once brought Sergei Rebrov to White Hart Lane and of course, ‘Arry still has Roman Pavlyuchenko grazing in north Laaandon.

There’s no word yet as to whether some of ‘Arry’s other poor mistreated animals (Hutton, Dos Santos, O’Hara) will also be sent to his sanctuary, maybe they will be farmed out to one ‘Arry already has an affiliation with… they shouldn’t worry too much, I hear Portsmouth has some lively nightspots.