Cow theft goes horribly awry

by Rob Peters | January 24, 2008 at 09:06 am
463 views | 10 Recommendations | 2 comments

Photos

holy cow!

holy cow!

see larger image

uploaded by hug0rune

The ol' bovine blitz?  The cow moo-ver melee?  Whatever you call it, this takes cow tipping to a whole new level.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thieves in Malaysia stole an adult cow, squeezed it into the back seat of a car and drove off with it, but abandoned the animal when the getaway vehicle crashed into a tree, police said Thursday.

The cow, injured in the crash, was slaughtered by villagers.

The thieves managed to push the cow into the back of a mid-sized sedan Tuesday night, but were spotted by villagers who gave chase, said a local police official in the northern state of Kedah. He declined to be named, citing protocol.

A blurry photograph in the New Straits Times daily showed the cow's head with closed eyes sticking out of the back seat window of the crashed car.


recommend This comment thread is now closed
Jordan Yerman
Jordan Yerman
flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 09:24 on January 24th, 2008

This is actually a great post: one of those stories that's funny at first, but, as one reads more, it gets sadder.

0
Rob Peters

Thanks, I thought so too.  Like a good drama, it's got everything--the dizzying highs and the soul-crushing lows.

This story was created over 3 months ago, the comment thread is now closed.

What is NowPublic?

NowPublic lets people work together to cover news events around the world.

Find out more

Crowd Power

Jordan Yerman
First Flagged at 9:24 AM, Jan 24, 2008 by Jordan Yerman
These members have powered this story:

Most Recommended Stories in Strange

 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from