In Holland, New York, a young cow got out of the slaughterhouse and ran into the woods.
A lot of people tried to find her.
Some of them were worried about her safety, while others wanted to kill her for her meat.
They could see her, but they couldn’t catch her.
Bonnie grew up on a farm where cows were raised to be killed in the future.
The farm’s owner had died, so the family decided to sell the cattle to another slaughterhouse.
Bonnie took advantage of the other cows’ confusion while the farm workers were busy loading the other cows to run away to a nearby forest where no one would find her.
It was winter.
Bonnie ran away in the winter when about three feet of snow were on the ground in the forest. This made it very hard to find her.
They finally gave up, especially since they weren’t really able to find her.
Then, Bonnie met her tribe.
Bonnie was found by a group of deer, who took her in as one of their own.
They went through the forest together and took care of each other.
At the same time, there were a lot of trail cameras set up all over the forest so that Becky Bartels could take pictures of the deer as they moved around.
Becky was the owner of the land where Bonnie got lost and now lives with the deer.
She was surprised to find a cow living with the deer when she looked through the pictures on the camera’s memory card.
It was Bonnie.
Since both cows and deer live in groups, it made a lot of sense.
Bonnie lost her herd, so she was lucky that this herd took her in, especially since it was winter.
Becky decided that she would do what she could to feed the cow.
She went to where Bonnie lived every day and gave her food and a place to sleep.
Bonnie ate the food she gave her, but she was still afraid of this person and wary of her.
But because she did this every day, Bonnie got used to Becky and wasn’t afraid to ask her for snacks anymore.
Becky knew this couldn’t last long.
Bonnie’s neighbors had already said they would shoot her if she got on their property.
Becky called Farm Sanctuary, a local animal shelter in Watkins Glen, New York, to help protect her.
Susie Coston, who is the National Director of Farm Sanctuary, helped them come up with a plan to catch Bonnie and bring her to their sanctuary.
It wouldn’t be so easy.
Bonnie was afraid of people, so it wasn’t easy to get close to her.
Becky was willing to do whatever it took to get Bonnie to a safe place, which was a good thing.
After talking with the Farm Sanctuary vet, they decided to give Bonnie a drug to make it easier to move her to their truck.
They would put the drug in her food, and Becky would give it to her.
Bonnie still didn’t trust people.
Bonnie runs away every time she sees a person, which is unfortunate.
They decided to put up barriers and block off the area when Bonnie goes inside to eat.
Getting the dosage right
At first, Bonnie could still move and kick because the dose wasn’t strong enough.
The next day, they decided to give a stronger dose, which worked.
Bonnie was put in a truck by the staff at Farm Sanctuary and taken to Farm Sanctuary, where she lives with other cows in a good and safe place.
And it’s all because Becky is kind and caring.
