Beef encounter: Happy end to tale of Benjy the gay bull

Lynne Kelleher Five years after preparing to consign him to the slaughterhouse due to his sexual orientation, the former owner of Benjy the gay bull has had an emotional reunion with the celebrity Charolais.

Beef encounter: Happy end to tale of Benjy the gay bull

Five years after preparing to consign him to the slaughterhouse due to his sexual orientation, the former owner of Benjy the gay bull has had an emotional reunion with the celebrity Charolais.

Benjy hit the headlines around the world after he was saved from the dinner table when animal rights and LGBT activists came together to campaign for a reprieve.

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