Bull imprisoned with owner to avoid slaughter 22 minutes ago

Bull imprisoned with owner to avoid slaughter 22 minutes ago



BELGRADE (Reuters) - A bull was incarcerated in a Serbian prison farm this week along with his recently convicted owner so he could look after the 1.5 tonnes animal which would otherwise have risked going to the slaughter house.

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Four-year old Micko was taken to the farm at Novi Sad District Prison to join his owner Hamdija Djuric, who was jailed on July 21 for stabbing a man, Beta news agency reported.

Micko had been left untended following Djuric's arrest.

"Since there are no animal quarantine facilities in Novi Sad, it was important to find a solution to accommodate the bull.

"So it was agreed to move him to the prison farm, where Djuric can occasionally visit him and take care of him," said Branka Pasko of the animal protection society Arka.