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Bull rampage.


ARMED police had to be called in yesterday to deal with a rampaging bull amid fears it could kill a child.

The 6ft animal fled while being taken to the Scotch scotch 1  
tr.v. scotched, scotch·ing, scotch·es
1. To put an abrupt end to: The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance.

2.
 Premier slaughterhouse in Inverurie Coordinates:  Inverurie is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 16 miles north west of Aberdeen along the A96 road. Geography
Inverurie straddles the River Don and the River Ury.
, Aberdeenshire, around 2pm.

It ran down a main road and ended up in a play park, near Strathburn Primary, where it charged anyone who approached.

Police and vets ruled that tranquillising the beast would be too risky as the drugs could take time to work. Marksmen finally shot the bull in the head while it was cornered in a garden.
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Dec 3, 2004
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