Post by Greens_Win on Nov 19th, 2014 at 4:48am
'Gay' Irish bull saved from slaughter
A "GAY" bull has been saved from slaughter after the terminally ill co-creator of The Simpsons donated thousands towards its rescue.
BENJY, a Charolais in Ireland, was being fattened for the butcher after his farmer owner complained he was not sexually interested in cows.
His plight came to the attention of animal activists, who said he was more interested in bulls, last week through a local newspaper report.
After launching a fundraising drive to save Benjy, Sam Simon, the Hollywood producer behind The Simpsons and other hit comedy series like Cheers and Taxi, stumped up the STG5000 ($A9130) needed to buy the bull.
Mr Simon, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, has vowed to use his $US100 million ($A108 million) fortune to help animal causes before he dies.
"All animals have a dire destiny in the meat trade, but to kill this bull because he's gay would've been a double tragedy," he said.
A life-long vegan, Simon said he felt compelled to act and was thrilled that Benjy's fate was now "a sanctuary rather than a sandwich".
The bull will be transported to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary in the UK in time for Christmas where he can "live out his natural life with peace and dignity", activists said.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/gay-irish-bull-saved-from-slaughter/story-fn3dxix6-1227127657313
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A "GAY" bull has been saved from slaughter after the terminally ill co-creator of The Simpsons donated thousands towards its rescue.
BENJY, a Charolais in Ireland, was being fattened for the butcher after his farmer owner complained he was not sexually interested in cows.
His plight came to the attention of animal activists, who said he was more interested in bulls, last week through a local newspaper report.
After launching a fundraising drive to save Benjy, Sam Simon, the Hollywood producer behind The Simpsons and other hit comedy series like Cheers and Taxi, stumped up the STG5000 ($A9130) needed to buy the bull.
Mr Simon, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, has vowed to use his $US100 million ($A108 million) fortune to help animal causes before he dies.
"All animals have a dire destiny in the meat trade, but to kill this bull because he's gay would've been a double tragedy," he said.
A life-long vegan, Simon said he felt compelled to act and was thrilled that Benjy's fate was now "a sanctuary rather than a sandwich".
The bull will be transported to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary in the UK in time for Christmas where he can "live out his natural life with peace and dignity", activists said.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/gay-irish-bull-saved-from-slaughter/story-fn3dxix6-1227127657313
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