A bull that ran free by way of the streets of Birmingham – after apparently escaping from an abattoir – has been given a brand new house by an animal sanctuary in Norfolk.
The stray bovine, regarded as about two years previous, was safely contained by Birmingham metropolis council employees on Friday after being noticed by passersby in New Bond Avenue, Digbeth, shortly earlier than 9.30am.
Avenue cleansing crews corralled what the council described because the “beautiful albeit misplaced” animal till it was checked over by a welfare group after which transferred to the care of West Midlands police. It was unclear the place the big black bull got here from or why it was operating free.
Wendy Valentine, founding father of the Hillside animal sanctuary in Frettenham, close to Norwich, mentioned: “We became aware of his desperate break for freedom when we received multiple calls from concerned supporters asking if we could help.
“We sprang into action and negotiated with the Birmingham police, assuring them that we could give him a secure home here at Hillside.
“With nobody coming forward to claim him, they agreed that we could collect him and bring him to our sanctuary.”
The bull arrived at Hillside at about 2.45am on Saturday, has been named Liam and can stay with the sanctuary’s 750 different rescued cattle.
A video launched by the sanctuary confirmed the bull munching hay in its new environment inside minutes of its arrival.
Majid Mahmood, a councillor and Birmingham’s cupboard member for setting and transport, posted an image of the bull on X and wrote: “This magnificent animal seemed to be enjoying an unexpected break, but our amazing street cleansing staff weren’t phased at all, helping moving it into a safe place.
“Well done to our animal welfare staff & park rangers.”
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Video footage shared on-line on Friday confirmed the animal charging round streets in east Birmingham, galloping previous vehicles on a highway close to a roundabout and operating alongside pavements.
The incident prompted jokes on-line that it could have been heading in the direction of Birmingham’s Bullring or whether or not the bronze statue of the animal guarding the buying centre had come to life.
In Birmingham’s New Avenue railway station, a 10-metre mechanical bull constructed for the Commonwealth Video games opening ceremony sits on the central concourse. It was named Ozzy in a public vote after the rock star Ozzy Osbourne, who comes from the town.
