Friday 28 October 2011

"Bull captured off US 72, cow still on the lam"

From enewscourier.com:

Athens* Police and local authorities are still attempting to corral an escaped cow this morning on U.S. 72 near Lindsay Lane after successfully hemming in a bull in a pasture near White Dove produce stand.

Capt. Floyd Johnson said at 9:45 a.m. that the Charolais bull was captured but the longhorn cow was still at large. Six law-enforcement vehicles were at the scene along with animal control officers.

The farmer was taking the bull and cow to market in a trailer when the bull broke open the gate on U.S. 72 and the duo escaped.


The article doesn't explain how the duo managed to break open the gate and whether the trailer was moving at the time.

* I assume they mean Athens, Georgia, not Athens, Greece.

5 comments:

dearieme said...

A friend suggests that Greece invade Cyprus and then sell it to Turkey. I hope he means Cyprus, Iowa.

Bayard said...

"I assume they mean Athens, Georgia,"

ISTR it describes itself on its town signs as "The Athens of Georgia"

Bayard said...

Apparently, the town sign reads "Welcome to Athens, Georgia, The Athens of Georgia", but this may be apocryphal, as Google turned up no images.

View from the Solent said...

I'm intrigued by the gate on U.S. 72. I wonder what it opens onto?

James Higham said...

I assume they mean Athens, Georgia, not Athens, Greece.

It seems a reasonable assumption.