KENT, Conn. (AP) 鈥� A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western 小蓝视频icut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines.
Local residents have reported sporadic sightings, including a few over the past week, said Lee Sohl, the animal control officer in Kent. It was recently seen just over the town line in New Milford.
鈥淧eople keep spotting it and they don鈥檛 know that people are looking for it,鈥� Sohl said in a phone interview Thursday. 鈥淚f somebody calls me about a sighting, then I tell the owner and they鈥檝e been doing their best. They run right out and try to get to it. But it鈥檚 hard. It鈥檚 hard in this weather, and it鈥檚 very scared.鈥�
The owner, Jo Ann Joray, said there have been people out looking for the bull, but they haven't been able to catch it.
Photos posted on social media by people who have spotted the bull have drawn a range of comments, from ones expressing sympathy for its plight, to others saying the bull is adorable to one saying it would produce good steaks.
Stray farm animals are nothing new in the area. Cows, horses and goats get loose on occasion, Sohl said.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 just where we live,鈥� she said.
The bull's story evoked memories of , a bison hybrid who roamed the woods in central 小蓝视频icut for months in 2020 and 2021 after escaping on the way to the slaughterhouse. Buddy was eventually caught and moved to a Florida animal sanctuary.
Scottish Highland cattle are known as a hardy breed that can live outside all year, according to the Highland Cattle Society in Scotland. That's good for the 小蓝视频icut bull because temperatures have been below freezing for several days.
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