VIDEO: Benjy the ‘gay’ Mayo bull has been castrated

Benjy the bull, who was saved from slaughter after being thought to be gay, has been given the snip.

The Charolais bull had been bought by a Mayo farmer for breeding purposes, but showed no interest in his female companions.

After word spread of the farmer's plan to fatten Benjy for slaughter, a successful international campaign - led by Simpsons co-creator