Escaped Cow Wins Slaughterhouse Pardon

A cow that escaped last week from a slaughterhouse, leading workers and police on a six-hour chase, will be spared following a wave of popular support, officials said.

Del Morris, manager of Mickey’s Packing Plant in Great Falls, said the heifer he called Molly and her escape effort attained celebrity status with news organizations requesting interviews and calls pouring in from across the country and overseas.

Residents will be polled to determine whether the cow will remain a resident of Great Falls, where it would live out its life on pastureland surrounding the packing plant, or be shipped to an animal sanctuary in Seattle.