Overview

• The two-year-old Dexter bull was first spotted roaming the streets near New Bond Street in Birmingham on June 6 and safely contained by city council staff and park rangers.
• West Midlands Police took custody of the animal at the old Dunelm site before arranging its transfer to Hillside Animal Sanctuary in Frettenham.
• Sanctuary founder Wendy Valentine confirmed the bull, named Liam after a caller’s autistic son, arrived early on June 7 and will be castrated.
• Investigators traced Liam back to a farm in Leicestershire and suspect he escaped from a Birmingham abattoir based on his ear tag.
• The sanctuary plans to house Liam among its 750 rescued cattle and provide him with lifelong care funded by donations.