Couple Give All for the Love of a Bull

A British couple who fell in love with a bullock while on vacation in Ireland have paid more than $8,340 to save the animal’s life and give him a new home in Britain, Irish media reported. Phyllis Brunsden, 79, and her husband, William, 74, became friendly with the Frisian, whom they nicknamed Ferdinand, in 1998. But when they returned home, they found that they could not bear the thought of Ferdinand’s demise. They called his owner and arranged to buy the animal, which was to be slaughtered the next April, and pay for two years of his upkeep. But last month, they arranged for Ferdinand to be shipped to an animal sanctuary in England, cashing in a pensioners’ bond to pay for his transport and care for the rest of his life.