Firefighters had to “re-moove” an unsuspecting cow’s head from a tree after it got stuck.
A crew from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) spent more than an hour trying to free the cow, which got its head stuck in a tree in Chilbolton Common on the evening of Wednesday, August 31.
The cow got its head stuck in a tree in Chilbolton (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service/PA)
The crew got a call about the trapped cow at around 7.40pm and worked with an animal rescue adviser to cut the tree and free the cow by 11pm.
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HIWFRS animal rescue tactical adviser Mark Compton, said: “Within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, we have specialist crews trained in dealing with animal rescues.
“The animal rescue crew from Winchester worked to release the cow by enlarging the hole and manipulating the animal’s head until it was free from the tree.”
🐮 Udderly ridiculous! 🐄
Firefighters were called to rescue this cow which had got its head stuck in a tree in Chilbolton!
The crew worked to re-moove the animal from the willow tree yesterday evening!
Read more here 👉 https://t.co/fhDGZG7vF9 🚒 pic.twitter.com/bMg5HMbtya
— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) September 1, 2022
The service joked on Twitter that the incident was “udderly ridiculous”.
It added: “The crew worked to re-moove the animal from the willow tree [on Wednesday] evening.”
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