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Cow escapes slaughterhouse, gets second lease on life

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    'Fast food' now living at animal sanctuary

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This -- -- -- was seen running in the streets of Paterson, New Jersey after escaping from a local slaughterhouse.

He gave animal control quite a fight he was hit twice by police vehicles you might -- one that happening right there.

He was shot twice by tranquilizers before being trapped between a truck any fire -- the second episode of cops who -- Shirtless cowed down there what happened to him after his greatest game joining us now as -- there -- a volunteer at Woodstock farm animal sanctuary.

Who got tied up in this story in its interest in way Mike nice to see this morning.

Hi how are you.

Do well you bear with with the calmest morning you're sitting at home is watching TV minding your own business and what happened.

Yeah I was watching fox actually hit and that was.

All of a sudden I saw cal running across.

Broadly cross the street and being chased by police and all and it's.

I said well I think we have to try to do something about that so -- yes so what did you -- -- the I call the Paterson police and and asked them.

They knew anything about it -- you know they said he was he was gonna go live on a farm.

And but they I couldn't get any more really information that night.

-- at that time I called the sanctuary appear to see if thought they could take him if we're able to to get him and they were so.

The next morning.

Things started unfolding a little.

Right and and so when you the cat out there that you say it is there over your right shoulder the black -- saved him.

From the slaughterhouse by bringing him to the farm and we understand.

-- has a new name which is Mike junior.

Your name is might it usually formed a bond with this now it sounds life.

Yes I didn't name on that -- -- the director -- the army abandon that and that she wouldn't take no for an answer stuff.

So that's that's I got that and the most people are saying this cal has an independent spirit other cows.

Might not be aware they're at a slaughterhouse -- to meet their demise this cal seemed set to to be on this something different maybe a movie maybe even a movie deal eventually.

Now you've been hanging out this cal for a little bit do you think that this towel is different in -- -- Without question you know it's it's very rare to have a -- -- like that you know.

-- have 38 million cows roughly in a year that go.

To the food industry -- very few escape in fact the white girl who's here right behind me right now Caylee is another escaping she escaped from a small slaughterhouse.

Near Philadelphia last year and -- for -- life and ran into a police car and all that also.

So we've got to two very lucky and very spirited young cows they are well -- honesty -- and that.

That's great well -- -- you are volunteer to Woodstock farm animal sanctuary.

He seemed both of those pals from their demise.

Our floor director says that's utterly fabulous there you go -- -- there -- That's -- -- thank you.

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