Cow That Ran Loose On I-80 Gives Birth To Calf [Video]

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ —The cow that roamed free on Interstate 80 Thursday morning gave birth to a calf Saturday.

The cow, named Brianna, gave birth to a calf at 1:30 p.m. at the Skylands Animal Sanctuary And Rescue in Wantage in Sussex County.

The calf was named Winter. The sanctuary posted a video of the birth and Brianna on its Facebook page.

Brianna escaped from a truck on Interstate 80 that was bound for a slaughterhouse when she escaped at about 4 a.m. Thursday. Video of the cow walking on the highway went viral. Police were able to corral her and get her off the highway. (See related: Video Shows Cow Loose, Roaming Free On I-80 In Paterson)

"She’s never had freedom, she’d been impregnated about nine months ago, and had already lost her home and her family, but that wasn’t enough, everything was about to be stolen from her, her beautiful baby, and her life," the sanctuary said on Facebook. "She and her unborn baby would have been needlessly killed."

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