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Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Fluffy Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut town, evading capture for days
No bull. A Scottish Highland bull has been wandering Kent, Connecticut, since Tuesday after escaping from its home. Efforts to corral the runaway bovine have been unsuccessful, according to a Facebook post from Kent Animal Control. "He was last seen over the line in New Milford, but if he heads back into the Hollow, please don't chase him!" the post said. The bull's owner and Kent Animal Control did not immediately respond to NBC News' request for comment. Officials note folks should not be overly concerned about the escaped animal's temperament. "They are known for being a very docile animal, never showing any aggression and are very low stress to keep and manage," according to Scottish culture website Highland Titles. "Within their herds they have a great understanding of their own social hierarchy and never fight," the site said. "They also enjoy the company of humans, often approaching walkers seeking affection." This article was originally published on
NBC News
21-02-2025
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- NBC News
Runaway bull on the loose in Connecticut, evading capture
No bull. A Scottish Highland bull has been wandering Kent, Connecticut since Tuesday after escaping from its home. Efforts to corral the runaway bovine have been unsuccessful, according to a Facebook post from Kent, Connecticut Animal Control. "He was last seen over the line in New Milford, but if he heads back into the Hollow, please don't chase him!," the post said. The owner of the bull and Kent Animal Control did not respond immediately to NBC News' request for comment. Officials note folks should not be overly concerned about the escaped animal's temperament. "They are known for being a very docile animal, never showing any aggression and are very low stress to keep and manage," according to Highland Titles' website. "Within their herds they have a great understanding of their own social hierarchy and never fight. They also enjoy the company of humans, often approaching walkers seeking affection."
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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Watch: 'Waldo' the Scottish highland bull on the loose in Connecticut
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Animal control officials in Connecticut are asking residents to keep an eye out for an escaped Scottish highland bull on the loose for about six weeks. Jo Ann Joray, owner of Stonyledge Farm in Kent, said the bull was unloaded from a trailer and spent about five minutes at his new home before breaking through a fence. "He was actually bought as my oldest son's Christmas present because he wanted a highland, so now his Christmas present's been running around," Joray told Fox 61 news. The bull has since been wandering Litchfield County for about six months, earning him the appropriate name Waldo. "It's been absolutely horrifying just knowing one of our animals is out there. Even though we only had him for five minutes, he's still our animal. He was meant to be here and breed our cows and this is not how we intended this to go," Joray said. Kent Animal Control posted a photo of Waldo this week along with a plea for residents to report any sightings. "He was last seen over the line in New Milford, but if he heads back into the Hollow, please don't chase him," the post said. Scottish highland cattle, which are identifiable by their long hair, are a famously friendly and docile breed of cattle, and are often kept as pets.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Scottish Highland bull has spent most of the winter on the loose roaming around CT town
A Scottish Highland bull has been on the loose in Kent for more than a month after escaping a local enclosure. The animal has been spotted several times, but efforts to catch it have been unsuccessful, according to Kent Animal Control. Some of the sightings involved individuals who did not know the animal was missing, but the bigger issue in wrangling him in has been when people stop and try to catch him on their own, the animal's owner, Jo Ann Joray, told The Courant. 'We're trying to get the word out there to not allow people to go near it,' Joray said. 'Don't try to catch it, don't chase it, just call.' Joray said the bull escaped about six weeks ago. It was taken off a trailer and blew threw her fence, having been on the property for only about five minutes, she said. The fence is used to house cows, but the bull was very 'hyped up' when it arrived and appeared to have not been properly trailered when it was delivered from another farm, Joray said. Some Connecticut residents who have taken to social media have drawn parallels between the Scottish Highland bull and Buddy the beefalo. Buddy escaped from a slaughterhouse in Plymouth in August 2020 and captivated the area over the next eight months while he was on the lam. The beefalo was eventually captured by a farmer who spotted him with some cows and was later taken to an animal sanctuary in Florida. Joray is asking anyone who spots her bull not to stop and try to catch it or do anything out of the ordinary that could spook him and lead him back into the woods. 'Let me know where they are and don't stay,' Joray said. 'Just keep going because if you stay, he'll get antsy and go.' According to animal control, the bull was recently seen over the New Milford town line. Anyone who spots the bull can reach Joray at 860-307-5859.
USA Today
20-02-2025
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- USA Today
'Don't chase him!' Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut town for days
'Don't chase him!' Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut town for days The bull has been on the run since Tuesday, and efforts to catch him have been unsuccessful so far. Scottish Highland bulls are not generally aggressive, and have even been kept as pets. A Scottish Highland bull has been on the loose in Connecticut for two days and counting. The bull is roaming through the small western Connecticut town of Kent, with efforts to catch him unsuccessful so far, the town's animal control said in a Facebook post. "He was last seen over the line in New Milford, but if he heads back into the Hollow, please don't chase him!" Kent Animal Control wrote in the post. 'That's just where we live' Jo Ann Joray, the bull's owner, told the Associated Press that people have been out looking for him, but they haven't been able to catch and bring him home. Lee Sohl, the animal control officer in Kent, told the AP that stray farm animals are common in Kent as cows, horses and goats get loose quite often. 'That's just where we live,' Sohl said. USA TODAY contacted Kent Animal Control on Thursday but has not received a response. Are Scottish Highland bulls aggressive? Anyone who encounters a Scottish Highland bull shouldn't be in fear as the animals are generally not aggressive, according to the Highland Titles. "They are known for being a very docile animal, never showing any aggression and are very low stress to keep and manage," the nature reserve in Appin, United Kingdom said. "Within their herds they have a great understanding of their own social hierarchy and never fight. They also enjoy the company of humans, often approaching walkers seeking affection." These bulls have even been kept as pets, the Highland Titles said. "Highlanders have been living alongside man for thousands of years, with written record as far back as the year 1200-AD, and archeological finds that take them back to 1200-BC," according to the nature reserve. "In the earlier days, in winter the cows would come into the home and their body heat helped warm the home. This had the added benefit of also keeping others from stealing them."
