SONGKHLA: Two calves injured and left orphaned after their mothers were killed in separate road accidents are now under the care of local police in Hat Yai district as nobody has claimed ownership.
Police at the Thung Tamsao station are taking turns looking after 15-day-old Boonyu, a male calf, and one-year-old Boonrod, a heifer, in the compound of the station pending legal proceedings in the two accident cases.
Boonyu was hurt and its mother killed when they were struck by a car while crossing Sanam-Ban Klang road in tambon Thung Tamsao on Jan 20.
The male calf sustained injuries to its right leg and was abandoned as no one showed up to claim ownership.
Local police fed the newborn calf with milk as it was too young to eat grass. The animal could not walk normally as it still suffered leg pains.
Boonrod was struck by a car rammed on the same road when she was young and nobody has claimed ownership of the injured animal.
The two are now under the care of Pol Snr Sgt Maj Sathian Phetchapan and Pol Snr Sgt Kitti Khwanwan. Their fellow officers help them feed the animals and all share the expense, said Pol Snr Sgt Maj Pithan Khamsuwan.
Powdered milk used for feeding babies and milk bottles were purchased for Boonyoo. A veterinarian regularly conducts health check-ups on the animals, said Pol Snr Sgt Maj Pithan.
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