Man fined after extraordinary footage shows him driving with cow tied up in the boot

A man who traded his pet horse for a cow has been fined almost £400 after he was filmed driving with the animal tied up in his boot.

He was caught on camera transporting the livestock in a bizarre way by a cameraman for a local television station.

Filmed in between Bradeanu and Smeeni, both in Buzau County in Eastern Romania, the cow can be seen hanging out of the small vehicle, with its face near the road.

The men in the car then noticed they were being followed and reportedly threatened the cameraman.

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The man claimed that he had swapped his horse for a cow

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The animal's head neared the tarmac during the journey

One of them even got out of the car and the footage shows him gesturing to the cameraman to stop. Eventually, they turned into a side road.

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The incident was immediately reported to the County Traffic Police and to the Sanitary-Veterinarian County Directorate, Buzau.

Authorities identified the men thanks to the licence plate recorded by the cameraman and took them in for questioning.

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The driver spotted that he was being filmed by a cameraman

The driver, a 23-year-old man whose name has not been released, claimed he traded his horse in for the cow - which only made police question how the horse was transported.

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The driver was fined 2,000 RON (£396) for violating animal transportation laws.

He was also charged with animal cruelty, for which he could serve three to 12 months in prison if found guilty.