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Quite A Run: Barney's Capture Has Many Long Islanders Looking Back At His Journey Quite A Run: Barney's Capture Has Many Long Islanders Looking Back At His Journey
Quite A Run: Barney's Capture Has Many Long Islanders Looking Back At His Journey The capture of a 1,500-pound bull who had been on the loose for more than two months has many Long Islanders looking back at his two-month run. The bull was captured by Mike Stura of Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced. Earlier report: No Bull: Barney Captured After Months On The Run In Suffolk County The bull, who was nicknamed Barney after escaping from a slaughterhouse on Barnes Road in Manorville, was first spotted on Tuesday, July 20, in Mastic.  SCPD office…

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by Nicole Valinote
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No Bull: Barney Captured After Months On The Run On Long Island No Bull: Barney Captured After Months On The Run On Long Island
No Bull: Barney Captured After Months On The Run On Long Island After spending months on the run on Long Island, the elusive “Barney the Bull” has finally 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…

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by Zak Failla
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Barney The Bull: SPCA On Long Island Arrange 'Forever Home' For Escaped Bovine Barney The Bull: SPCA On Long Island Arrange 'Forever Home' For Escaped Bovine
Barney The Bull: SPCA On Long Island Arrange 'Forever Home' For Escaped Bovine Eight days later, Barney, the elusive bull on Long Island is still on the loose, though the SPCA has big plans or his future. The Suffolk County SPCA said that days after the bull escaped from being slaughtered, police reached out to SPCA Chief Roy Gross to coordinate with the rescue groups to help safely capture “Barney” and send it to Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue. Gross said that Mike Stura of the sanctuary has agreed to provide a forever home for Barney on his 232-acre property in Wantage, New Jersey. Mike SturaSuffolk County SPCA Stura has been on site for the last eight …

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by Zak Failla