Cows rescued from sea.TWO cows had to be rescued by the Coastguard after swimming out to sea when they escaped from an abattoir abattoir (ăb'ətwär`) [Fr.], building for butchering. The abattoir houses facilities to slaughter animals; dress, cut and inspect meats; and refrigerate, cure, and manufacture byproducts. in Sitra. They were spotted about a mile out by sailor Paul Truscott and his wife Janet, who immediately alerted the Coastguard. The Australian cattle escaped from the Bahrain Livestock Company abattoir with 13 others on Saturday after someone apparently left a gate open. The herd of fugitives headed towards the Bahrain Yacht Club, but two broke off at Al Bander Band´er n. 1. One banded with others. and went into the water. Mr Truscott said he and his wife Janet were stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. to sea cows sea cow: see sirenian. sea cow or Steller's sea cow Extinct aquatic mammal (Hydrodamalis gigas) that lived around islands in the Bering Sea. It was discovered in 1741 and described by a member of Vitus Bering's expedition. at sea and raised the alarm. "We kept them company for a half-an-hour or so after we called the Coastguard," Mr Truscott told the GDN GDN Garden (postal suffix) GDN Gdansk, Poland - Rebiechowo (Airport Code) GDN Global Data Network GDN Goods Dispatch Note GDN Global Disaster Network (Yahoo group) . "We expected them to simply be put down there, while they were in the water, but the coastguards were quite gentle with them and roped them up and gently towed them back to their base." Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA MLA abbr. Modern Language Association MLA n abbr (BRIT POL) (= Member of the Legislative Assembly) → miembro de la asamblea legislativa MLA (Brit ), which operates at the Bahrain Live Stock Company, said the cows returned to the abattoir "with little stress". "The cattle managed to leave the yards at the abattoir in Sitra and headed towards the Bahrain Yacht Club," said MLA Middle East and Africa livestock services manager Peter Dundon. He said all but the two who went into the water were rounded up with minimal stress by Bahrain Livestock Company stockmen, helped by officials from Al Areen wildlife reserve and others. "Australian cattle are less used to being handled than local cattle and this process required some assistance from other parties, for which we are grateful," said Mr Dundon. Mr Dundon apologised for any concern the incident may have caused, saying it was the first time that this occurred at the abattoir in over 20 years. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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