Crime & Safety
Cow Escaped From Slaughterhouse Ran Loose In Woodbridge
See the video of a cow running loose on the Woodridge/Carteret border Tuesday night. Police think it escaped from a nearby slaughterhouse.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A cow was spotted running lose on the Woodbridge/Carteret border Tuesday night, said a Woodbridge town spokesman. Police think the animal escaped from a slaughterhouse in Carteret.
Carteret Abattoir is a slaughterhouse located in that area.
Woodbridge police received a report of a cow running lose at approximately 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, said town spokesman John Hagerty.
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Woodbridge Police responded, as did Woodbridge Animal Control. They located the cow and escorted it back to the Carteret slaughterhouse, he said.
See this video someone took of the cow running loose in Woodbridge/Carteret Tuesday night.
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