A professional slaughterman bounced a bullet off the forehead of a target bovine. The ricochet hit an 18-year-old teen assistant who was airlifted to an Auckland hospital where he underwent surgery to remove the bullet.
The slaughterman called the cops. The guy didn't miss, the gun was inches from the middle of the creatures forehead - but the skull bone was just too sturdy.
The officer arriving first noticed the wriggling and wounded cow. The slaughterman didn't finish-off the cow tending to the teen instead. So the cop fired several more bullets into the cow. Guess what? The cow refused to die - taking several more minutes to succumb.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wasn't called because police said the shooter didn't have “evil intent.” Wow. That's a relief.
Still, Occupational Safety and Health and the Department of Labor were notified and are investigating.
