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| Two Face the two-faced bull is sold to slaughterhouse at Mareeba Saleyards auction | Two Face the two-faced bull is sold to slaughterhouse at Mareeba Saleyards auction |
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| A petition has been launched to save a bullock born with two faces from the slaughterhouse after it was sold to an abattoir. | A petition has been launched to save a bullock born with two faces from the slaughterhouse after it was sold to an abattoir. |
| The aptly-named bullock Two Face has an extra eye, one tooth, a working nostril and weighs an impressive 440 kg. | The aptly-named bullock Two Face has an extra eye, one tooth, a working nostril and weighs an impressive 440 kg. |
| It was purchased for $537 Australian dollars (£270) at Mareeba Saleyards in Queensland on Tuesday. | It was purchased for $537 Australian dollars (£270) at Mareeba Saleyards in Queensland on Tuesday. |
| "It was an absolute prime condition animal, he just had two faces," Mark Peters, a livestock agent told the Mail Online. "Mate, he's as fat as a fool." | "It was an absolute prime condition animal, he just had two faces," Mark Peters, a livestock agent told the Mail Online. "Mate, he's as fat as a fool." |
| Queensland Rural livestock agent Jack Shephard said Two Face received “a fair amount of attention” at the auction. | Queensland Rural livestock agent Jack Shephard said Two Face received “a fair amount of attention” at the auction. |
| Mr Shephard said it was the first bull he had seen with such an abnormality in his 17 years. | |
| Gemma Kelly Sands launched a petition urging the abattoir to save the bullock from death after it became a viral hit, writing: “How can this happen, Two Face, which to me is an amazingly gorgeous creature, doesn't deserve to have its life shortened like this, just because he looks different.” | Gemma Kelly Sands launched a petition urging the abattoir to save the bullock from death after it became a viral hit, writing: “How can this happen, Two Face, which to me is an amazingly gorgeous creature, doesn't deserve to have its life shortened like this, just because he looks different.” |
| The petition has gathered 154 signatures so far. | The petition has gathered 154 signatures so far. |