It is eight months old and has gone through a traumatizing experience. It fell off a ship that was taking him abroad, where it was to be culled in a slaughterhouse, and fought with the water for 28 hours, miraculously surviving.
Initially, lifeguards fought it was a man and hurried to save the being from trouble. When they got closed, they noticed the victim was a calf and realized that the rescue operation was more complicated. They needed a motorboat to pull the animal out of the water. They tied it with a rope to the boat and headed to the shore.
"It swam many miles and was seen by someone who asked for help, thinking it was a person or a group of people," a lifeguard said.
Tourists who were on the beach couldn't believe it that the animal resisted in the water so long until it was saved. "I thought it was a joke," one said.
For the time being, an animal protection association found a home for the calf - a farm in Constanta, where it was checked by a vet and remains under observation. The farm's owner has already grown fond of the calf, named it Claudiu and would like to keep it. Several people came to claim the calf until now. But the man says he will give the animal only to the person who proves ownership with documents.
Vitelul Claudiu salvat de salvamari din Marea Neagra, dupa ce a innotat 28 de ore
Turistii de pe plaja din Constanta au ramas uimiti in weekend, cand au vazut un vitel scos din mare de salvamari. Vitelul, care s-a luptat cu disperare, aproape 28 de ore sa ajunga la tarm, a fost adus la mal de salvamarii, care l-au vazut din departare zbatandu-se.
Are opt luni si a trecut printr-o experienta traumatizanta. A cazut de pe o nava care il ducea in strainatate, unde urma sa fie sacrificat intr-un abator si s-a zbatut aproape 28 de ore in apa, rezistand ca prin minune în apa sărată.
Initial salvamarii au crezut ca cel care se lupta cu valurile este un om si s-au grabit sa il scoata la mal. Cand au ajuns mai aproape si au constatat ca victima este un vitel si-au dat seama ca operatiunea de salvare este mai complicate si au avut nevoie de o barca cu motor pentru a trage animalul afara din apa. L-au legat cu o sfoara de barca cu motor si l-au condus asa pana la mal.
“A inotat foarte multi km, si a fost zarit de cineva care a cerut ajutor. A crezut ca este vorba de un om sau de un grup de oameni.” a declarat unul dintre salvamari.
Turistilor care se aflau pe plaja nu le-a venit sa le creada ca animalul a rezistat atat de mult in apa, pana a fost salvat.“Am crezut ca e o gluma." au spus acestia.
Pentru moment, cei de la asociatia pentru protectia animalelor i-au gasit un camin - o ferma din judetul Constanta, unde a fost vazut de un medic care il tine acum sub observatie. Proprietarul fermei s-a atasat deja de el, l-a bozezat Claudiu si ar dori sa il pastreze. Mai multe persoane i-au batut insa pana acum la usa, dorind sa revendice vitelul. Omul spune ca il va preda doar celui care va dovedi cu acte ca ii apartine.
