Overview
- A cow got loose during unloading near the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Large Animal Clinic and wandered toward the Main Quad before officers contained it.
- University of Illinois Police closed the quad and guided the animal to a safe spot as student video from The Daily Illini documented the chase.
- Patrick Wade, a university communications director, said the cow suffered only superficial injuries that were treated on site.
- School officials said the animal is now under veterinary care at the facility that was its original destination.
- A student witness, Greta Sakutis, reported seeing police use a tranquilizer and a tarp to move the cow, an account carried by the campus paper.