Cows running loose on Highway 400 in King Township, causing traffic chaos: OPP
Several cows are running loose on Highway 400 in northern King Township on Friday, causing significant traffic delays, Ontario Provincial Police said.
Around six cows are "running up and down" the highway between Aurora Road and Highway 9, OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted on X on Friday.
Police are working with the owners to get the cows back into trailers, but he said the cows are "not too cooperative at this time."
Schmidt told CBC Toronto the cows came from a local farm in Aurora and appear to have been spooked during a thunderstorm. They have been running along the highway for around five hours, he said.
The owners have successfully caught one cow, but there are still five in the fields next to the highway. Officers are trying to contain them in the fields, he said.
Animal welfare teams are also on scene, Schmidt said.
Schmidt said traffic in the area is a "disaster."
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