Where's the beef? Runaway steer still roaming Rhode Island

[TexasTowelie]

JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island.

More than a month after escaping while being unloaded at a slaughterhouse, a 1,600-pound (725-kilogram) steer is still roaming the streets of Johnston, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Providence.

Police said Wednesday in a Facebook post that although they've been keeping loose track of the steer's whereabouts, they can't chase it, so their goal is to keep it contained to wooded areas where it can't endanger drivers or itself.

Officers posted a blurry nighttime photo of the bovine showing it on a residential street near a “Support Our Police” yard sign, and said it appears to be healthy and well-fed.

Read more: https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Where-s-the-beef-Runaway-steer-still-roaming-16017763.php
(Midland Reporter-Telegram)


This February 2021 photo provided by Adam Seaberg shows a cow that escaped on Feb. 4, in Johnston, R.I., as it was being transported. More than a month after escaping while being unloaded at a slaughterhouse, the steer is still roaming the streets of Johnston, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Providence.

[Kali]

1. the photo caption

is it a cow or a steer? they are not the same thing. drives me up the wall.

[TexasTowelie]

3. I'm certain that the animal involved also knows that it's not the same thing.

Obviously, we are seeing the writing of a city slicker that doesn't know the difference.

[catbyte]

2. Any local bison herds in Rhode Island?

[Karadeniz]

4. When this happens, often someone is kind enough to give it a forever home. I'm rooting for you,

Bo!!

[captain queeg]

5. Must be located in town. In a more rural setting they'd track it down and shoot it.

I followed that article a little, having been in the meat business as a young man. The company in question, RI Beef and Veal, has been
Investigated for falsifying USDA labeling (not surprising because their website talks about specializing in local farm meats) and has had PETAcomplaints against it for botching the slaughter process.

[Bayard]

6. Escaped from a slaughter house

Run free, big guy.

Someone will come up with a dart gun...... or.....bullets.

[Princess Turandot]

7. This even happens in NYC periodically...

A cute goat earlier this month:

Link to tweet

The police rescued a young cow from a highway in the Bronx awhile back:

Link to tweet

[pansypoo53219]

8. years ago there was the european saga about a cow named yvonne who hid out in the black forest.