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Steer Running for His Life in New Jersey

Escaping Slaughter at a New Jersey Butcher Shop, One Determined Steer Remains on the Run

Watkins Glen, NY - May 12, 2005 - Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, is offering to provide a permanent home for a life-loving steer who narrowly escaped slaughter. The animal escaped from Bringhurst Meats in Berlin, NJ on April 16th and remains at large. New Jersey citizens, anxious for the animal's safety, notified Farm Sanctuary and asked the organization, which operates a 175-acre sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY, to help.

According to Bringhurst Meats, as of May 11th, this determined bovine is still eluding capture. Berlin area citizens and officials are attempting to locate and catch the frightened animal. According to a Berlin Township Police Department spokeswoman, the steer has recently been seen in the Voorhees area of New Jersey.

"We thank all of the compassionate New Jersey citizens who are attempting to humanely rescue this animal instead of killing him," said Susie Coston, shelter director at Farm Sanctuary. "We would be happy to allow him to live out his life in peace at our sanctuary in Watkins Glen. He certainly wouldn't be alone -- we have other fortunate runaway cows such as Queenie and Cinci Freedom who challenged their demise in Queens, NY and Cincinnati, OH several years ago. Those animals have become ambassadors, teaching thousands of visitors, that the will to live extends beyond humans."

About Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal" industry through research and investigations, legal and institutional reforms, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Orland, Calif., provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. Additional information can be found at www.farmsanctuary.org or by calling 607-583-2225.