SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A cow that escaped last week from a Montana slaughterhouse, leading workers and police on a six-hour chase, will be spared following a wave of popular support, officials said on Tuesday.
Del Morris, manager of Mickey's Packing Plant in Great Falls, said he decided to let the cow live the instant he saw it cross the Missouri River through Great Falls.
Town residents will now decide through a telephone poll whether the cow will remain a resident of Montana, where it will live out its life on pastureland surrounding the packing plant, or be shipped to an animal sanctuary in Seattle.
Morris said the heifer he calls Molly and her escape effort attained celebrity status with television and news organizations requesting interviews and calls pouring in from across the country and overseas.
"I've been around cattle all my life and it's just totally amazing," Morris said, adding that it is a rare cow that escapes slaughter. "I watched her do things that are just not possible for a cow."
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6 comments:
Now I feel guilty for eating a hamburger tonight. Hmm...
This was a very interesting story. A cow with a personality.
Yeah Molly and I might have to become a vegitarian now. Deb: I know the feeling. I ran late at work today and ran through McDonalds and grabbed a burger. But then again that isn't really meat is it! :)
She's been repreived. As you can see, she isn't the placid critter you have pictured, though, but that's what saved her bacon - or should I say fillets?
More power to Molly. If more cows were like her, I wouldn't find them so yummy.
The only thing that would look better on her than a bell is A1.
Nope, the picture isn't of Molly- just some random cute cow! Moo!!! As much as I love cow, looking at them, mooing at them- saving them- *Admits* I honestly love eating them too. Unfortunately, they're very tasty!
Yeah, nobody in their right mind would eat a holstein. But a limosine or a herford(licks lips)-yummy. Do I feel guilty thanks to this cow? No! Would I have saved this cow? Yep! Why? This cow obviously has a will to live for a reason, and this should be respected. Does it make me want to become a vegitarian? Perhaps.....
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