{"id":164244,"date":"2025-06-07T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164244\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T00:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:00:18","slug":"animal-rampages-through-streets-of-second-city-on-islams-day-of-sacrifice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164244\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal RAMPAGES through streets of Second City on Islam’s ‘Day of Sacrifice’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chaos erupted on the streets of Birmingham this morning when a bull was spotted running loose through the Second City.<\/p>\n

The beast, first seen rampaging through New Bond Street, was first reported to West Midlands Police at approximately 9.30am on Friday.<\/p>\n

Officers descended on the scene in a bid to contain the large black bull with white horns as it charged through the area.<\/p>\n

Police then rushed to put public safety measures in place whilst attempting to secure the animal.<\/p>\n

The unusual sight of a live bull galloping through the city centre left pedestrians startled, with some questioning whether the bronze statue at the Bullring shopping centre had somehow come to life.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/p>\n

GB News’ Jack Carson captured the rampaging animal on social media<\/p>\n

GB NEWS\/X\/JACK CARSON<\/p>\n

West Midlands Police confirmed they were alerted to the bull’s presence “in the road near New Bond Street in Birmingham at just before 9.30am today”.<\/p>\n

The force said it was “liaising with Birmingham City Council and other agencies to ensure the animal is taken to a safe location”.<\/p>\n

Authorities later confirmed the bull had been successfully secured and was no longer roaming free, with GB News capturing footage of the bull after it was captured.<\/p>\n

The animal was later secured in a cattle trailer, ready to be safely transported away.<\/p>\n

It took four people in total, two pickup trucks, and some metal fences to move the bull into the trailer.<\/p>\n

WATCH AS JACK CARSON COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE BULL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/p>\n

Further footage from Jack Carson showed the bull charging two members of the public in an enclosed space<\/p>\n

GB NEWS\/X\/JACK CARSON<\/p>\n

The incident required coordination between multiple agencies to safely contain the bull without causing harm to the animal or members of the public.<\/p>\n

Videos shared on social media from earlier on Friday captured dramatic scenes as the bull charged through east Birmingham.<\/p>\n

The animal could be seen galloping past cars near a roundabout and racing along pedestrianised streets, with police officers running alongside attempting to contain it.<\/p>\n

Birmingham’s association with bulls dates back to the 16th century when bull-baiting took place in the area around what is now the Bullring shopping centre. <\/p>\n

This historical connection has endured through the centuries, with the city embracing the bull as an iconic symbol.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ON ESCAPED ANIMAL CHAOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Birmingham<\/p>\n

The bull was later seen safely secured in a trailer<\/p>\n

GB NEWS\/X\/JACK CARSON<\/p>\n

The shopping centre, one of Birmingham’s most recognisable landmarks, is guarded by a bronze bull statue at its entrance.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, New Street railway station houses a 10-metre mechanical bull constructed for the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.<\/p>\n

The mechanical bull was christened Ozzy following a public vote, honouring Brummie rock star Ozzy Osbourne and serving as the Games’ mascot.<\/p>\n

But today’s escapee had some residents questioning whether it had escaped from an annual Islamic ritual slaughter called Eid Ul-Adha, or festival of the sacrifice.<\/p>\n

On the day, livestock are sacrificed in a ritual called “qurbani”, where animals like sheep, goats, cows, or camels are slaughtered before their meat is handed out to worshippers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chaos erupted on the streets of Birmingham this morning when a bull was spotted running loose through the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[933,855,748,393,4884,12,512,16,1259,15,7858],"class_list":{"0":"post-164244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-sgg","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-uk-news","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-west-midlands"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114639144651392726","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}