City bylaw officers put down escaped bull
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This article was published 01/08/2024 (493 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
City of Brandon bylaw officers put down an escaped bull running loose on Pacific Avenue in the west end on Wednesday morning.
Around 8:45 a.m., local radio stations reported that the animal had been spotted running along Pacific Avenue between 26th and 34th streets.
When the Sun arrived on scene around 9:15 a.m., police had blocked off Pacific Avenue between Westwood Bay and Westbrook Bay.
A bull stands underneath tree branches on Pacific Avenue in the west end after escaping from a livestock company on Wednesday morning. The animal was eventually put down by bylaw officers. (Colin Slark/The Brandon Sun)
The bull was standing underneath tree branches on the south side of the street, with multiple police cruisers and bylaw enforcement vehicles forming a barrier between the animal and the road.
A police officer present said the bull was angry and the officer asked the Sun to leave due to safety concerns. However, other members of the public were allowed to walk down the path on the other side of the road from where the bull was located.
Shortly after 10 a.m., Brandon Police Service posted to its Facebook page that the animal had been killed.
“The animal was observed to be distressed and posed a significant risk to public safety,” the post said. “Despite efforts to prevent harm, the bull was put down. It is confirmed that no humans were injured.”
BPS public information officer Janet Reichert later told the Sun that police were first called about the incident at 7:52 a.m.
While no humans had been injured, Reichert said the bull had charged a police cruiser at one point, though she couldn’t say whether the bull had done any damage to the vehicle.
Given the circumstances, Reichert said tranquilizing the animal wasn’t an option.
“The bull was quite angry. Oftentimes when they use a tranquilizer, the adrenalin actually makes them more angry and more dangerous … and there was a woman with children in a stroller and a dog and several children coming to watch and then (were) mad that the bylaw (officer) wouldn’t let her by.”
The general manager of Ontario-based Hillside Farms, Ben Belanger, sent a statement to the Sun saying the bull had originated there.
“We were notified early this morning by our livestock trucker that a purebred Limousin bull that we were shipping to a B.C. ranch had escaped in Brandon … at a scheduled transport break where we water the bulls,” Belanger said.
“Unfortunately we have had bulls that have escaped in the past and when in rural areas it is much easier to bring them in safely,” the statement added. “When they escape in urban settings, such as this, the public safety is a number-one priority for all parties involved, and we gave the police our permission to put the bull down. We completely respect the actions of the local police and thank them for their efforts.”
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