A property owner in Georgia is suing a Cedartown police officer for shooting dead her family’s donkey, named HeeHaw, during a search operation on August 29. Hannah Israel filed a civil rights complaint on September 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia's Rome Division, targeting Officer Trenton Garner directly. The lawsuit does not include the Cedartown Police Department or other municipal agencies. The incident took place when police arrived at a property in Rockmart in search of a missing 12-year-old child. Court documents reviewed by CBS News indicate that officers entered a fenced pasture without the owner’s consent, a search warrant, or prior notification. The donkey, described in the complaint as young and non-threatening, was shot and killed by Officer Garner. Israel claims the use of lethal force was unjustified and violated the U.S. Constitution’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as unlawful property damage. In his official report, Officer Garner provided a different account, stating the donkey charged at personnel and did not retreat even after a K-9 handler used a Taser-like device to deter it. According to Garner, he fired once to protect the handler and the tracking team before the animal retreated and later died. After the shooting, Israel said the officers left without informing her of the donkey’s location. A police supervisor later told her the animal had been killed, forcing her and a minor to search the property across multiple acres in the dark to locate the body. The lawsuit outlines three main federal violations: unlawful search, unconstitutional seizure, and property deprivation without due process. Israel is seeking a jury trial and is requesting compensatory damages, punitive awards, legal fees, and court costs. In addition, she has started a GoFundMe campaign to support animal care on the farm and create a foundation in HeeHaw’s memory. She stated all proceeds would be used for farm needs, not personal expenses. The campaign surpassed its initial $30,000 goal, raising over $159,000 from more than 2,200 donors by Tuesday. Officer Garner remains on administrative leave while an independent investigation is conducted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Law Enforcement Division. Authorities have confirmed that the missing child was found unharmed, though the outcome of the investigation and the legal case remains pending.