Cow Escapes Meat Plant, Dodges SUV, Train

[The Straight Story]

Cow Escapes Meat Plant, Dodges SUV, Train

POSTED: 4:31 pm EST January 7, 2006

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A cow that escaped a slaughterhouse dodged vehicles, ran in front of a train, braved the icy Missouri River and took three tranquilizer darts before being recaptured six hours later. News of the heifer's adventures prompted a number of people to offer to buy the animal.

The black, 1,200 pound heifer jumped a gate at the packing plant at around 5 a.m. Thursday and apparently wandered through residential areas. Police received reports at about 9:30 a.m. that it was in the middle of a busy intersection.

Police tried to catch the cow, and had her wedged between a stock trailer and a fence, but the heifer barreled through the fence toward the river, nearly being hit by a Chevrolet Suburban.

.... The cow was taken back to the slaughterhouse, where it was put in a pen - with a stronger fence - and given food and water.


http://www.local6.com/news/5912858/detail.html

[meganmonkey]

1. Go cow co!!!

That's one bad ass mama!!

:D

[sasha031]

2. this is why I am a vegan

I know many here to feel my sentiment. Slaughtering animals has always horrified me. The poor cow.

[rpannier]

3. To bad it didn't make it. n/t

[benburch]

6. Well, people have offered to buy her.

And I cannot see why the slaughterhouse wouldn't sell her...

[The Straight Story]

7. I would buy it if I had a place for it

With a spirit like that she needs a good home. Not like the sheeple of today who follow one to the slaughter, she thought for herself :)

[benburch]

4. That's one smart cow!

Most of the ones I knew were sweet natured, but not too bright.

[Kipling]

5. I think it has earned its freedom.

You know, like gladiators. On the other hand, cows are tasty.

[pretzel4gore]

8. so are people..imagine a slab of laura ingrahm, or a steak off rush

limbah-humbug! all those nazipoohs are milk fed pigs, and everyone knows pork taste great!

[benburch]

9. Soylent green!

Yum!

[Kipling]

12. Tastes good, and you get a hit from the Oxycontin.

Who can complain?

[raysr]

10. I've seen many animals

slaughtered and they DO know what's about to happen. They can sense death. "Cows w/guns" http://www.cowswithguns.com/

[Rex]

11. Cow no dummy...saw what they were eating at McDs on the way

to the slaughter house! Someone call the DHS! That big heifer could be sowing the seeds of bovine revolution! Good thing they gave it food and water. Even death row inmates get a last meal.