A bull bound for a Massachusetts slaughterhouse briefly escaped its fate Monday after it crashed through electrified fences, jumped a berm, ran across on an interstate and swam through a lake, authorities said.
However, police officers in Raynham, south of Boston, fatally shot the 1,300-pound animal when it charged at them, police said in a news release.
A 1,300-pound bull runs before being fatally shot in Raynham, Mass., on Monday.
via VimeoThe bull leaped over a 6-foot berm and ran onto Interstate 495, where it caused a three-vehicle crash, the department said.
When the bull began “aggressively” swimming toward the group, the department said, an officer fired at the animal with a department-issued rifle.
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