Cow who fled Queens slaughterhouse is saved by animal rights activist
Sanctuary!
The cow that made a mad, brief dash to freedom from a Queens slaughterhouse on Thursday is now on his way to a farm sanctuary in rural New Jersey, thanks to a dedicated animal rights activist.
Mike Stura waited all night outside the Jamaica market with a truck and trailer to bargain for the brave bovine after reading about his escape, capture and apparent destiny to be butchered Friday.
"I was able to get the owner (of Archer Halal Live Poultry) on the phone right away and at first he was pretty receptive," said Stura, 49, who lives in Pompton Lakes, N.J. "But he said the animal was promised to a family that had some big event coming up and he would call them.
"I impressed upon him several times that 38 billion cattle go to the food industry," added Stura, a truck driver and mechanic. "It's nice if one lives once in a while."
Stura slept in his truck and spoke to workers when they arrived at the market on Archer Ave. in Jamaica in the early morning. He was able to convince the owner — weary from protestors and the media spotlight — to give him the animal.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/fled-queens-slaughterhouse-saved-animal-activist-article-1.2505777
I heard about this cow (now named Freddie) the other day and felt so sad about him and wished he'd some how find a way not to have to go back to the slaughterhouse. Seems my good wishes for him came to fruition and Freddie is now in a sanctuary in New Jersey.
He sure bolted away from that slaughterhouse in a hurry!
He is safe and sound for now and it just affirms my belief that eating animals is wrong!
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However whether the cow was a male or a female is an irrelevant aspect of this story IMO.
Technically, one could say he is a steer but why bother to go there? 