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| CCTV to protect bullied buffalo | CCTV to protect bullied buffalo |
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| Hi-tech help has been offered to the owner of a water buffalo at the centre of a series of attacks. | Hi-tech help has been offered to the owner of a water buffalo at the centre of a series of attacks. |
| The buffalo, called Oink, weighs more than a tonne and has been the victim of harassment and injury on land in Darley Abbey village in Derbyshire. | The buffalo, called Oink, weighs more than a tonne and has been the victim of harassment and injury on land in Darley Abbey village in Derbyshire. |
| Stones and bricks have been thrown at him, hay set on fire and washing up liquid put in his water. | Stones and bricks have been thrown at him, hay set on fire and washing up liquid put in his water. |
| Local resident David Lakin has donated a CCTV system to keep an eye on Oink and deter any other attacks. | Local resident David Lakin has donated a CCTV system to keep an eye on Oink and deter any other attacks. |
| Mr Lakin installed the cameras and some lights and hopes it will offer the animal some peace. | Mr Lakin installed the cameras and some lights and hopes it will offer the animal some peace. |
| Pig noises | Pig noises |
| He said: "How anyone can do this to such a gentle beast, despite weighing over a tonne, is beyond me. | He said: "How anyone can do this to such a gentle beast, despite weighing over a tonne, is beyond me. |
| "But we all have limits to our patience and I really wouldn't want to be someone on the front end of Oink if he loses his temper." | "But we all have limits to our patience and I really wouldn't want to be someone on the front end of Oink if he loses his temper." |
| He added: "People say it is just kids messing around but I don't care if it is kids or adults, anyone who hurts an animal like this must be stopped." | He added: "People say it is just kids messing around but I don't care if it is kids or adults, anyone who hurts an animal like this must be stopped." |
| Mr Lakin has known Oink for some time and explained his name comes from a noise the buffalo makes, apparently a result of being kept in the same field as pigs. | Mr Lakin has known Oink for some time and explained his name comes from a noise the buffalo makes, apparently a result of being kept in the same field as pigs. |
| Derbyshire police said they were aware of the problems but could not be in the area all the time. | Derbyshire police said they were aware of the problems but could not be in the area all the time. |