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Loose Birmingham bull starts new life - in Norfolk

Alex Pope
BBC News, Norfolk
Hillside Animal Sanctuary A black bull, eating some grass in a barn, looking at the camera. He has horns and a tag on his ear. There is a blue bucket in the corner and a metal fence behind him. Hillside Animal Sanctuary
The bull - named Liam by his rescuers - arrived at his new home in Norfolk in the early hours of Saturday

A bull found loose on the streets of Birmingham has begun to settle in to his new home at an animal sanctuary - 170 miles away.

The bull was seen roaming the streets of Digbeth on Friday morning before it was eventually ushered in to a former Dunelm store for safety.

Wendy Valentine, who runs the Hillside Animal Sanctuary in Frettenham, Norfolk, said she drove for several hours to pick up the bull and transfer it to its new home in the early hours of Saturday.

She said the animal would be able to live out the rest of his life with a herd "just doing what he wants".

The escaped bull was chased by police

West Midlands Police said officers were made aware of a bull in the road and on a path near New Bond Street at about 09:30 BST on Friday.

In a Facebook post, Birminham City Council said it was "rapidly devising a plan to move this beautiful, albeit misplaced, animal to safety", confirming it had been checked over by its animal welfare team.

The local authority said it was trying to identify the owner.

Ms Valentine said no one came forward to claim the animal so she negotiated with officials and "pulled every string" in order to get him.

She collected the animal from a yard on Friday night and transported him in a live stock trailer to her shelter, where he was unloaded at about 02:45 BST.

The young bull has been named Liam and will now live out its natural life with the sanctuary's 750 other rescued cattle.

Hillside Animal Sanctuary A black bull with two horns and a yellow tag on its ear in a barn, with straw all around him. Hillside Animal Sanctuary
The bull would be "safe forever", the Norfolk charity said

She said: "He's settling in, but he must think, 'Where am I":[]}