Sources confirm a 12 year old boy in rural Ethiopia bypassed a hospital's administrative blockade to secure emergency care for a chicken. The bird, named 'Colonel', was brought in after being struck by a motorcycle. Staff initially refused treatment citing 'no poultry protocol'.
The boy, armed with a handwritten petition from villagers and a smuggled bag of maize, camped outside the director's office for 11 hours. He eventually cornered a visiting British doctor who, upon realising the absurdity, operated pro bono. Britons on social media are hailing the child a hero while the hospital faces questions over its inflexible admissions policy.
Uncovered documents suggest the facility has a history of turning away non-human patients. A whistleblower told me the real scandal is the hospital's procurement of expensive imaging equipment while basic antibiotics run short. The boy's mother said he 'never gives up'.
Neither do I.
