Texas Police Chase Down Escaped Buffalo
ROUND ROCK, Texas, April 3 (UPI) — A Texas police department shared video of squad cars trying to chase down an escaped buffalo seen wandering the streets Friday morning.
The Round Rock Police Department shared a video on their Facebook page Friday showing squad cars chasing the loose North American bison, commonly called a buffalo, down a city street.
“We have been able to get the loose livestock back to its owners. Yes, that is a buffalo our officers and Animal Control secured near Timothy Dr. and Forest Ridge. Thankfully, no one was injured while it was out,” police said in the post.
Police said officers and an Animal Control unit responded at 7:37 a.m. Friday to a “loose livestock” report and they were able to lure the bison to a secure area.
Investigators said they discovered the bison had made it past an electric fence and a barbed wire fence to escape its owner’s property.
“Yes, two fences,” police said in a statement provided to the Austin American-Statesman. “We are happy that no one was hurt. … These animals are large, quick, and could do harm if encountered in the wrong circumstances.”
