On Tuesday, a bull calf got loose in the great city of New York, a police spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. A crowd gathered to watch authorities try to capture the animal in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Officers responded to the scene around 11:30 a.m.
LIVE: Cow on the loose in Prospect Park, Brooklyn https://t.co/5oq06M4wa5 https://t.co/ulCRO7psNH
Despite it actually being a young bull...
UPDATE: Officials confirm that the Brooklyn cow is, in fact, a bull https://t.co/lGU0hKK1sh
...the fleeing bovine was affectionately dubbed the "Brooklyn Cow," and people shared messages of solidarity and love.
COW UPDATE: The Brooklyn cow is not backing down https://t.co/NvvFWGq259
SOLIDARITY WITH BROOKLYN COW
"Please save her."
@ABC7NY Please save her🙏🙏🙏
The "Brooklyn Cow" became a symbol of strength and rebellion.
Breaking: Brooklyn cow tired of all your shit
Just caught word that a cow is on the loose and I want to announce that I support all those fleeing institutional oppression.
And people, of course, made jokes.
@ABC7NY "i'm cow walkin here" lol
Anyone set the footage of the loose cow to "Bulls on Parade" yet? If not, here it is:
@ABC7NY No cows for alarm.
@AlexanderWatt @ABC7NY only in moo york!
@ABC7NY @AsheSchow It's brooklyn does the cow have a beard and a Ironic tee shirt
The bull is still on the loose in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and a massive crowd has formed https://t.co/0BxokNogGY
So many people want freedom for the "Brooklyn Cow."
Please let the Brooklyn cow go free. I'm really not in the mood for the inevitable "Well we killed the cow and turned it into meat!" story.
police are attempting to pen the cow in. man watching yelling "Black cows matter!"
People were on the edge of their seats.
Run! Let the the wind blow through your hair! Be free! #brooklyncow
@ABC7NY Let that bull be free damn it!
But by Tuesday afternoon, officials had tranquilized the bull for capture, ending the dramatic bovine saga.
The NYPD said the bull would be transported to a facility in Long Island with assistance of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.