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The
bull, sporting a pair of long, pointy horns, astonished
commuters near Newark's Penn Station shortly before 11 a.m.,
when he was spotted wandering along train tracks sunken below a
rail platform, according to videos posted to the X social media
service.
Multiple law enforcement agencies eventually wrangled the bull
and corralled him in a fenced lot near Newark Liberty
International Airport, local media reported. A spokesperson for
the Newark Department of Public Safety did not immediately
respond to a request for comment.
Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Wantage, New Jersey,
said it had taken in the tranquilized bull and named him
Ricardo.
"Safe, but heavily sedated," the animal sanctuary said in a
Facebook post, including a photo of the animal lying in a pile
of hay, resting up after his morning out in the city.
There was still no word from authorities about where the bull
may have come from or how he may have found his way onto the
tracks. Local radio station WCBS 880 reported that he had
escaped from a slaughterhouse, citing unnamed sources.
Pastoral farmland is non-existent in the urban neighborhood
surrounding the terminal, although Newark is home to several
meat-packing companies.
The bovine caused delays up to 45 minutes between Newark and New
York City's Penn Station on Thursday morning, affecting both
Amtrak inter-city and NJ Transit commuter service, NJ Transit
said on X.
Newark is not unfamiliar with the phenomenon of wandering bulls,
however. Another stray steer was found near train tracks in New
Jersey's largest city in 2006, according to a New York Times
report, eluding police for eight hours before being captured.
(Reporting by Gabriella Borter; Editing by Frank McGurty, Bill
Berkrot and Andrea Ricci)
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