Defensive calf named after US president
January 03, 2007
A TWO-year-old calf that escaped slaughter at an abattoir in Mumbai for a Muslim festival has been named George after the US president, a report said today.
George bolted and ran into a scrapyard where he kept butchers at bay for 20 hours, the Times of India reported.
The calf was finally rescued yesterday by the Bombay Society For Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which adopted him and named him George, after US President George W Bush, the report said.
"George is certainly a very lucky survivor as it is very difficult for any animal to escape the 'death camp' (abattoir) at Deonar,'' shelter official J C Khanna said.
The calf broke away from the rest of the herd on Monday while the animals were being unloaded at Deonar slaughter house in India's financial capital.
"He instinctively knew that attack is the best form of defence, like the real Bush,'' Khanna said.
The terrified animal headed straight for the exit and found itself cornered in a scrap metal warehouse.
The animals were being slaughtered for a Muslim festival on Monday marking the end of the annual hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.