ROCKET J
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posted February 25, 2002 10:49 AM
1 BAD KAW. Sorry, I mean COW....
They say Cincinnati isn't exciting!
MOOOOVIN' ALONG: The Official Chronicle Of The Cow On The Run
Sensing her impending death, a 1,050 pound cow escaped from a 6-foot high pen at Ken Meyer Meats in Camp Washington on Friday, February 15, 2002. Ever since, she has eluded helicopters, dogs, Cincinnati Police, the SPCA, volunteer cow catchers and the media. Read the daily journal below to keep up with the cow's latest MOOOOves.
Note: Most recent entry is at the top.
Monday, February 25, 2002: The cow has finally (what took so long?!?) attracted the attention of the national news media. ABC's "Good Morning America" program featured the story this morning, dubbing it "The Hunt For Moo-sama."
Sunday, February 24, 2002: Mt. Storm Park closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic at 7 p.m. Sunday, according to Lt. Kurt Byrd of the Cincinnati Police. The park was open during the weekend but since the cow is still running around the area, the park has been closed again.
Friday, February 22, 2002: Several cows from Miamitown spent the day at Mt. Storm Park in temporary pens. The plan was to coax "Bossy" (Channel 9's name for the cow) into the open where a sharpshooter would tranquilize the her. No dice. Several horseback riders also searched for most of the day. No dice. The search party wrapped up their work in the late afternoon and headed home for the weekend. Officials announced that the park will be reopened to the public Saturday.
Thursday, February 21, 2002: The cow is still on the loose in Mt. Storm. A professional cow wrangler has been brought in to help catch her. The SPCA, park rangers, police and Ohio Department of Natural Resources met during the morning to map out a master plan for catching the cow. They said they hope to completely close off Mt. Storm Park Friday, bring in some temporary pens, bait the cow and catch her.
Wednesday, February 20, 2002: The SPCA and police are close to catching the cow -- they see it for the first time in Mt. Storm Park -- but their efforts cease for the day when a hail storm moooves through the area. (9News photographer Chic Poppe got a glimpse of the cow, but she was too fast to get on tape and she left Chic with a nasty scratch from a branch. "I mean, had I been a mountain goat with a camera attached, I probably would've gotten her, but look at this, it's downhill, there's so many trees down it's like a jungle in there," he said.)
Tuesday, February 19, 2002: The cow's still on the loose and everyone's talking about her. "Next, it'll be robbing banks downtown, getting away," said Jim Johannigman of Cincinnati, who is cheering on the cow.
Monday, February 18, 2002: The cow, named "Golda Meir" by some because of her strong will, is still on the loose despite the efforts of professional and non-professionals. "It's been exciting to live in Clifton and be able to jump in the car and run up here anytime. We hear about the cow. So she's interested in it. Her grandma is in the car right now looking for the cow," explains Cassandra Clement.
Sunday, February 17, 2002: The SPCA employs tranquilizer guns to no avail. The cow is still on the loose. A stakeout (no pun intended) is planned for Monday night so that the cow can be captured and taken to a farm in Miamitown where she will live out the rest of her days. Food and water is set out, but the cow snags it and evades escape. The animal control folks trailer in another cow, but the lure doesn't work. "Just trying to get her to come to the other animal, she'll be more apt to come there. You can't chase her, it's too thick here," explains Denny Dowers, a cattle farmer.
Saturday, February 16, 2002: "We don't want to harm her in any way. We just want to remove her so it's not a public safety hazard. We're close to I-75 and our biggest fear is she'll get on Ludlow, a busy street, or over on the highway," said Harold Dates of the Cincinnati SPCA.
Friday, February 15, 2002: The cow escapes from Ken Meyer Meats in Camp Washington and travels to Clifton's Mt. Storm Park, ripping up lawns and stopping traffic along the way.
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