The Star Inn in Cornwall put up an electric fence used to restrict livestock near its bar counter to help keep patrons at a safe distance from bartenders.
The pub's owner, Johnny McFadden, who is also a farmer, decided to install the electric fencing to keep his employees safe, the"Before the fence, people were not following social-distancing and were doing as they pleased, but now people take heed to the guidance around social distancing," McFadden toldMcFadden told SWNS the fence is usually switched off but could be turned on if things get out of hand.
"It's just a deterrent, but hopefully the sight of it will help keep people away. That's how it works with cattle too, animals see it and often don't want to test it," Joel Carne-Mead, who works at the bar, told the news agency.
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