Death ends beefy steer's reign as world's biggest
16 April 2004

They called him the world's biggest cattle beast and no one ever disputed it.


Now the 2000kg South Devon steer is dead.

For 14 years, the beast who became a star of screen and print entertained upwards of 150,000 visitors to the Owlcatraz centre at Shannon in Manawatu.

"We have done our best by him, but in the end, his heart just didn't take it," Owlcatraz co-owner Janette Campbell said. "He was living the life of Reilly here."

Big Red died while undergoing surgery to treat leg complaints.

Leg ulcers and "soreness in both feet" are par for the course when one is Big Red's size. He had suffered these complaints, intermittently, for some time.

Mrs Campbell was this week contemplating the loss of an animal that was so much more than just beef on the hoof.

"He's quite a big loss to us. He has been an icon here.

"The fact that he died in his sleep is a blessing, really."

She didn't know if it would be possible to replace the bovine behemoth.

"I am sure there's not going to be another Big Red jumping out of the paddock," she said.

But life is unpredictable, and one day a successor to Big Red – that farmyard leviathan – might just happen along.

Until then, his work will be continued by his brother – Big Red's Bro.

Bro has long stood in his brother's shadow. Now he, too, can have his moment in the sun before joining Big Red in pastures new.

 

hamburgers anyone? :rick:

 

 

damn that was a big cow

 

i wouldnt eat an ounce of that mutated cow!! :eek3:

 

da hell....who gives a f*ck. its just a really retardedly large cow wasting up space and what couldve been more meat to eat

 

yeah theres starving people in the world

 

yeah!









when do you want me to buy you dinner chuckles? hfawk:

 

tonite!

 

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