NEW YORK (AP) — A cow that apparently escaped from a slaughterhouse has led police on a wild chase through New York City streets.
Police corralled the animal in a backyard in Jamaica, Queens, after a chase that lasted more than an hour.
Footage airing on WABC-TV showed the black bull or steer trotting through a residential neighborhood with several tranquilizer darts stuck in its hide.
The nimble bovine eluded attempts to box it in between police vehicles by squeezing through narrow openings.
There were no reports of the cow causing any injuries during the chase, though it did rip the door off a car.
WABC reported that Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue in Wantage, New Jersey, has offered a home for the wayward beast.
There was no answer at phone number listed for the sanctuary.
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The first thing I thought about when i read this story: There are still slaughterhouses in NYC? How does that make economic sense?
Second, as a beef eater (not as much as I used to be) I prefer to not see stories of the steer literally running for his life from the slaughterhouse. Next time I’m cutting into a filet or ribeye, I’ll think of this poor animal – is it him? This will ruin my experience.