Monday, August 8, 2011

Activists Try to Save Yvonne, the Runaway Cow

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Germany - For weeks now, a runaway cow named Yvonne has been wandering the woods along a Bavarian highway, eluding capture and stalling traffic. Authorities have the authorization to shoot her, but animal rights activists hope to reel her in by appealing to her maternal instincts. The search is on in Bavaria for an Austrian cow named Yvonne who has been on the loose since she escaped from the farm where she was being fattened up for slaughter. The wily runaway has become a local celebrity of sorts in the southern German state. She has outsmarted police officers and has become known for grazing at night, like a deer. But her days of freedom might soon come to an end, as officials in the Mühldorf district have decided that, for security reasons, she can be shot.  More

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