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Pregnant cow sentenced to death by officials after 'illegally' wandering over EU borderBulgarian officials say bovine must be must be put down because of strict EU rulesA pregnant cow has been sentenced to death after it wandered over the EU border.Penka, due to give birth in about three weeks, walked away from her herd near the Bulgarian village of Kopilovtsi and crossed the border into Serbia, a non-EU country.The cow was returned to its owner, Ivan Haralampiev, and Serbian vets said it was in perfect health.But Bulgarian officials said the bovine must be must be put down because of strict EU rules.A change.org petition has been started to call on the European parliament to make an exception in Penka’s case.“We believe that Penka’s case reflects a lack of compassion on the part of EU officialdom for everyday people, such as Penka’s owner, who is absolutely distraught,” the petition says.At time of writing, the petition had nearly 1,800 signatories out of a target of 2,500.
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QuotePregnant cow sentenced to death by officials after 'illegally' wandering over EU borderBulgarian officials say bovine must be must be put down because of strict EU rulesA pregnant cow has been sentenced to death after it wandered over the EU border.Penka, due to give birth in about three weeks, walked away from her herd near the Bulgarian village of Kopilovtsi and crossed the border into Serbia, a non-EU country.The cow was returned to its owner, Ivan Haralampiev, and Serbian vets said it was in perfect health.But Bulgarian officials said the bovine must be must be put down because of strict EU rules.A change.org petition has been started to call on the European parliament to make an exception in Penka’s case.“We believe that Penka’s case reflects a lack of compassion on the part of EU officialdom for everyday people, such as Penka’s owner, who is absolutely distraught,” the petition says.At time of writing, the petition had nearly 1,800 signatories out of a target of 2,500.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pregnant-cow-sentenced-death-eu-border-bulgaria-serbia-penka-a8380501.htmlA bad case of Mad EU Disease
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