Discarded washer puts curious cow in a spin

A curious young cow had to be freed by the RSPCA after getting her head stuck in the drum of an old washing machine that had been dumped in a field.

The cow escaped injury, but the charity cautioned that fly-tipping could cause harm to animals.

The RSPCA was called to the field at Higher Fraddon, St Columb, in Cornwall. “It is one of the more unusual things we had had to rescue an animal from,” said Jo Barr, a spokeswoman for the RSPCA. “Young cows are quite curious, and she probably thought there was some food inside the drum.”

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