900-Pound Bull Escapes On Way To Slaughter In Pennsylvania

DANVILLE, Pa. — A 900-pound bull escaped on his way to slaughter and led his owners and authorities on a two-mile chase through two eastern Pennsylvania townships for an hour.

Wayne Myers of Bald Top was headed to the butcher with the raging 2-year-old bull when he stopped at a red light near a middle school Wednesday. He says that's when then the bull made a break for it.

The bull fled ran at least two miles before being shot to death by its owners.

No one else was hurt.

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Information from: The Daily Item, http://www.dailyitem.com

Comments

[SweetJudith]

11:26 AM on 01/05/2011

These poor animals...We were suppose to be their guardians, as humans we have failed miserably.. Rest in peace dear heart..
Please go vegan.....

[michael3ov]

08:13 AM on 01/05/2011

You'll never take me alive coppers!!

[jumbotron16]

04:14 PM on 01/03/2011

Every day I don't get trampled is a good day.

[Charles Elk]

09:09 AM on 01/03/2011

Nothing beats tying a goats head to a steak in the ground or a big rock and then with one fell swoop of an axe decapitating it. The legs keep kicking for awhile but by the time your done gutting it most of it has stopped twitching. Then you just throw it on the spit and par-tay!

[Vickster]

12:38 AM on 01/04/2011

Mmm...

That's not the way I do it. Better to put a bowl of corn on the ground, then shoot the cabrito (kid) or the corderito (lamb) between the ears when it bends to eat. Less stress on the animal means better meat. It's also kinder to the animal.

[celtics]

08:49 AM on 01/03/2011

Possibly other reasons for vegetarian, and asking about our food sources...I work in a major bookstore, and like to concentrate on cookbooks and health. I've noticed the some of the most asked for/growing categories the last couple of years have been cookbooks dealing with diabetes, gluten-free/other allergies and ADD/autism for all ages. Some are suggesting that maybe the some of the reasons for the increase in these maladies may deal with hormones, etc. put in all of our food. What have you heard?

[veggienicole]

11:17 AM on 01/04/2011

Celtics, its actually not just the hormones and antibiotics in the food that is causing these issues. The consumption of so much protein and fat is also a problem, and when you look at the typical American diet, which is laden with animal products heavy in protein and fat, its not hard to see why we these diseases have gripped our nation. If you want some good reading on the subject, check out The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and books by Neal Barnard, MD and Caldwell Esselstyn, MD. There is quite a bit of research now that has proven that our addiction to animal products is why we are an unhealthy nation. Not only are we killing sentient beings simply for our pleasure, we are killing ourselves.

[Vickster]

11:26 PM on 01/05/2011

The claims in the book titled "The China Study" aren't supported by the actual study.

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/cancer/the-china-study-vs-the-china-study/

[Charles Elk]

08:34 AM on 01/03/2011

I think it's time to fire up the Weber.

[Jymac]

08:10 AM on 01/03/2011

So is it safe to say the Bull is now processing at the Slaughter House?

[Lordcron]

06:32 AM on 01/03/2011

It knew it didn't have long. It was attempting to save it's own life. Under the circumstances, I don't blame the bull.

[tmc553]

01:32 AM on 01/03/2011

Shooting it was the only reasonable solution, unless you are willing to just leave it alone for a few hours, as anybody who has ever been around cattle would know. A scared, possibly angry bull (they do have tempers) is a truly dangerous creature. Everyone should be glad it wasn't some 1500 lb open range longhorn or Brahma bull, although the story might have been a lot more entertaining because one of those would have been the one doing the chasing.

[celtics]

05:58 AM on 01/03/2011

Easy for you to say. You weren't the bull. I've lived near slaughter houses where cows escaped, probably sensing impending death. And we all have heard how this is done with great sensitivity. While having to wait for cattle to cross the road in this large metropolitan city, I even witnessed a "Judas cow" adorned in a bow and bells at the slaughter house entrance door to welcome the other cows into the last place they will ever see. Then there are reports of the pigs crying at night in the same neighborhood. I eat meat, so am certainly not perfect, but my New Year's resolution is to try to be more vegetarian. At the same time I hope we will find more human ways to get our protein.

[Caroleeena]

07:06 AM on 01/03/2011

Good for you. I gave up beef, chicken and pork in 1987. It was a transition but I don't really miss it. Once you know of an animal's suffering, you can't unknow it. It feels good to not have that moral conflict.

I suspect we are on the cusp of a new era. In my life, I have seen vegetarian food become so much more readily available, delicious and healthy. I have also visited cultures who eat vegetarian and it has opened my eyes to possibilities I didn't know existed. Especially when I went to Jamaica and Japan but even Mexico is mostly vegetarian and there are lots of delicious recipes and foods to draw from. I think we're on the cusp of break through technologies too for creating meat that is not from an animal. It's an exciting time.

Good luck with your journey. Be gentle with yourself and understand that it will probably be a teeter totter on/off thing while you adjust. Surround yourself with people who support you. Also, I eat edamame a lot! I love it and it's a great source of protein. So is quinoa. If you've never heard of these, just know you're in for a treat and check em out. They take 5 minutes to prepare and they are complete proteins, inexpensive and delicious. Best of luck to you.

[SheikArbusto]

07:51 AM on 01/03/2011

F & F

Vegetarian here since 1984. It is the single greatest contribution of my life so far. Every day, I abstain from taking a life, or two. It adds up.

[doctora chiripa]

11:28 PM on 01/02/2011

Cold hearted to say the least.

[idelwind]

11:25 PM on 01/02/2011

How could he make an excape? Was he in the passenger seat? Next time lock the door and roll the window up!

[MNJim]

02:05 AM on 01/03/2011

ROTFL!

[Harvee Wallbanger]

02:53 AM on 01/03/2011

No next time for this one.

[bryanzth]

11:19 PM on 01/02/2011

He knew. Even at two years old, he knew something was up.

BZ.

[hottingers]

11:19 PM on 01/02/2011

900 lb bull? When did Charles Barkely come out of retirement to play for Chicago?

[Vickster]

11:15 PM on 01/02/2011

A bull is an intact male bovine. A steer is a male bovine that was castrated before the animal reached sexual maturity. Since this bovine was raised for meat, it's safe to assume that he was a steer.

[jennbeez]

11:32 PM on 01/02/2011

Castration usually makes them less frisky, though.

[Vickster]

12:36 AM on 01/03/2011

He wasn't being frisky. Something spooked the beast and this was compounded by the anxiety he felt after being loaded onto a trailer and transported.

[tmc553]

01:44 AM on 01/03/2011

Your safe assumption is the kind of assumption that gets people trampled. Bulls get sent to the slaughterhouse as well as steers, for a variety of reasons. Do you think dog and cat food or cheap hamburgers come from grade a beef? I worked in the cattle business for twenty years and know something about the industry. And it isn't a humane one. Cattle aren't pets. They are a crop raised to feed people.

[Vickster]

08:57 PM on 01/03/2011

If you read the original article you would know that the owner raised this animal for meat. That alone suggests it was a steer. The man who owned the slaughterhouse also referred to this animal as a steer. The only person who called it a bull was the author of the article.

I know all about raising animals for food. Been doing it for twenty-seven years.

[shthar]

11:15 PM on 01/02/2011

Hey! Where's my Schlitz Malt Liquor?