Vets hailed heroes after saving cattle in Shropshire lorry crash

Farmers rush to help as a double-decker vehicle carrying 40 cattle flipped over

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Vets and farmers rushed to help after a truck carrying 40 cattle overturned in Shropshire
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Vets and farmers rushed to help after a truck carrying 40 cattle overturned in Shropshire

A team of farm vets have been hailed as heroes after their quick actions saved the lives of dozens of cattle from an overturned lorry in Shropshire. The vets were called in after a double-decker vehicle...

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