Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a donkey that had been branded on its face, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of it. The man said: By Allah, I will brand it only on the part farthest from the face. Then he gave orders concerning a donkey of his, and it was branded on its two haunches.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10776