Overview
- A young bull calf broke free at a Walmart on Southeast Military Drive, trotted through the parking lot and then entered an underground drainage tunnel before officers located it.
- San Antonio Police Department officers coaxed the animal into a gated green space and Animal Care Services officers entered the tunnel area to retrieve the calf safely.
- Officers spent about an hour and a half on the rescue, then loaded the calf into a trailer and took it to the ACS livestock area for care.
- The calf was identified and reclaimed by its owner the next day, and ACS said the owner was reminded that it is illegal for livestock to roam and will be cited.
- Officials said there were no reported injuries, and the incident underscored how police and animal-control follow procedures to protect public safety and animal welfare.