KENT, Conn. (WFSB) - A Scottish highland bull named Waldo has been on the run through the town of Kent for several weeks after escaping a local farm.
Waldo arrived at Stoneyledge Farm in Kent last month.
“Got off the trailer right across the area where we are keeping them in, raced through the fence, and then into the woods,” said Scott Joray, Waldo’s owner.
Scott Joray and his family bought Waldo as a breeding bull for their four cows.
Waldo has been missing for more than a month, but he’s been spotted regularly on the side of a few different roads.
“We tracked him the first day, lost him. He was in the woods, couldn’t find him,” Joray said.
They believe he hasn’t left the area where the towns of Kent, New Milford and Washington meet.
“We had him trapped at one point in a fence down the road, and he jumped right over it. So, this animal is unable to be held behind a fence,” said Joray.
The reason Waldo’s owners believe he’s mostly been spotted on roadways is because they think he’s having a hard time stepping and walking on this New England ice.
If you do happen to see him walking down the road, don’t approach him. You should call your local animal control.
“I was in the military. I spent some time in Scotland, and we would see these animals and they would wander around the hillside. Not unlike the hills of northwest Connecticut,” said Martin Lindenmayer, First Selectman, Kent.
The town’s first selectman believes Waldo is adapting well to his surroundings.
“No predators, it’s finding food, it’s finding water. So, it’s fairly content,” Lindenmayer said.
The owners have been leaving hay out for Waldo to eat.
If they do catch him, they plan to send him to a larger farm up in Maine.
“Let us know if you see him. Don’t try to catch him. He’s got horns, he’s not a bad animal, he’s scared,” Joray said.
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