Update: The cow is now in foster care at a private farm in Coquitlam as it waits for its owners to claim it. RCMP say the next step is to contact Agriculture Canada and track the cow through its tags and/or brands.
The calf is a 500-pound adolescent and according to police, headbutted a few people attempting to be “cow whisperers” but that ultimately no one was injured in the capture of the brazen bovine.
Previous story: A calf on the loose in Port Coquitlam had traffic delayed this afternoon, according to RCMP.
Police were deluged with 911 calls regarding the renegade livestock running down Lougheed Highway near Ottawa Street.
The calf was eventually tranquilized and removed safely.
Police do not know who the owner is or how the small bovine got loose.
It did have twitter active this afternoon with people tweeting updates on the capture of the calf. A PoCo Cow twitter account was even started in honour of the wandering calf.
http://storify.com/paulabaker/poco-cow-tracked-on-twitter
If you have any information regarding the ownership of this calf please contact Port Coquitlam RCMP.
Online News Producer Paula Baker discusses the Twitter activity during the cow’s frolic in Port Coquitlam
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