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Elusive Bull 'Barney' Heading To NJ Sanctuary After Months On The Run On Long Island Elusive Bull 'Barney' Heading To NJ Sanctuary After Months On The Run On Long Island
Elusive Bull 'Barney' Heading To NJ Sanctuary After Months On The Run On Long Island After spending months on the run on Long Island, the elusive “Barney the Bull” has been captured, the SPCA announced. At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, the bull - which has been on the loose since July - was captured by Mike Stura of the Skylands Animal Sanctuary & Rescue, at the former duck farm located on Barnes Road in Moriches.  Barney was first seen by the public on Tuesday, July 20 after he escaped from a slaughterhouse. He was later seen running through residential neighborhoods in Moriches and Mastic but had eluded capture until Wednesday night. The bull will no…

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by Zak Failla
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No Bull: Slaughterhouse-Bound Cow Takes Leap Of Faith Onto Route 80 No Bull: Slaughterhouse-Bound Cow Takes Leap Of Faith Onto Route 80
No Bull: Slaughterhouse-Bound Cow Takes Leap Of Faith Onto Route 80 A cow on a transport truck bound for a Paterson slaughterhouse narrowly escaped death -- twice! -- after leaping off onto Route 80 and dodging traffic Thursday morning. The cow jumped from the truck's second level and onto the highway, stopping eastbound traffic around 2:45 a.m., before officials from Skylands Animal Sanctuary Rescue arrived, the sanctuary posted on social media. Rescuers helped police corral the animal, who is now called "Brianna" and living her best life at the Wantage sanctuary.

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by Cecilia Levine