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Runaway Bull From Mass. Captured In New Hampshire After 3 Day Chase

Watch: Pelham NH police and others manage to corral a bull that escaped from a Dracut, MA, farm on Wednesday.

A bull on the loose from a farm in Dracut, Massachusetts, was captured on July 13 in Pelham, New Hampshire, after a multi-day roundup.
A bull on the loose from a farm in Dracut, Massachusetts, was captured on July 13 in Pelham, New Hampshire, after a multi-day roundup. (Plaistow Police Department)

PELHAM, NH — It only took three days but now, a bull, on the loose from a Massachusetts farm, is now back with its owners after being captured in New Hampshire.

The bull, which was able to get away from its owners in Dracut, MA, on Monday, was on the run for days before finally being stopped and captured during traffic in Pelham on Wednesday. Pelham police along with herding dogs and cowboys worked to control traffic, protect pedestrians, and capture the bull.

“Thank you to everyone who kept an eye out and called in their sightings to get this big guy home safe,” police said on Facebook.

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One commenter said the bull was sleeping on their property on Little Island Pond.

Here is a video of the chase on Wednesday posted on Facebook where there are more pictures, too.

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