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Bullock loose near primary school Escaped bullock shot near school
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Pupils are being kept inside an Aberdeenshire school after an escaped bullock got into a nearby play park. A bullock which escaped from an abattoir has been shot dead near a primary school.
The two-year-old bullock escaped from an abattoir in Blackhall Industrial Estate, Inverurie. Pupils were being kept inside Strathburn Primary School in Inverurie after the "agitated" bullock got into a nearby play park.
The "agitated" animal ended up in a play park near Strathburn Primary School. Firearms officers called to the scene shot the two-year-old bullock dead.
Grampian Police have several officers at the scene and advised the school to keep the children indoors until the animal is secured. Grampian Police Insp Andrew Todd said the decision was taken on safety grounds as a vet with a tranquiliser dart was unavailable.
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Grampian Police Insp Andrew Todd said: "The animal is in a play park in an agitated state. We are hopeful that the animal will stay there but it is possible that it may take off again.
"In the meantime we are considering a number of options and are discussing these with the abattoir staff and the farmer who owns the stot.
"Among the options is using a vet to shoot the animal with a tranquiliser dart but our efforts to find a vet who is qualified to do so have so far been unsuccessful."
He added: "Public safety is paramount and as a last resort we would consider using a firearms officer to shoot the animal."
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