Water Buffalo on the Loose....in Iowa

[McLovin32]

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa​

A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive
ByThe Associated Press
August 27, 2024, 8:53 AM

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa -- A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive.
Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road. It turned out to be a water buffalo, and the owner told police the animal was aggressive.
That proved to be the case when police and animal rescue and control groups began trying to contain the water buffalo and return it to the owner's property. Those efforts “led the animal to show its aggressiveness toward Pleasant Hill officers which resulted in one round being fired from a shotgun, injuring the animal,” police said in a Facebook posting on Monday.
The wounded water buffalo got away. Police used drones and ATVs to try and find it and brought in people with expertise in water buffaloes. As of Tuesday morning, the animal was still on the lam in the town of about 11,000 residents.
“If anyone sees a Water Buffalo, DO NOT APPROACH IT,” police said on Facebook.
Water buffaloes can weigh up to 2,650 pounds, according to the website for National Geographic, though the Iowa animal appears smaller in photos. Often domesticated, the water buffalo is the largest member of the Bovini tribe, which includes yak, bison, African buffalo, various species of wild cattle, and others, the website said.

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa

A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive

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[millah_22]

Tuesday with Torbee gonna be a little late today.

 

[Joes Place]

 

[TheCainer]

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Nebraska 8

 

[Tom Paris]

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa​

A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive
ByThe Associated Press
August 27, 2024, 8:53 AM

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa -- A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive.
Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road. It turned out to be a water buffalo, and the owner told police the animal was aggressive.
That proved to be the case when police and animal rescue and control groups began trying to contain the water buffalo and return it to the owner's property. Those efforts “led the animal to show its aggressiveness toward Pleasant Hill officers which resulted in one round being fired from a shotgun, injuring the animal,” police said in a Facebook posting on Monday.
The wounded water buffalo got away. Police used drones and ATVs to try and find it and brought in people with expertise in water buffaloes. As of Tuesday morning, the animal was still on the lam in the town of about 11,000 residents.
“If anyone sees a Water Buffalo, DO NOT APPROACH IT,” police said on Facebook.
Water buffaloes can weigh up to 2,650 pounds, according to the website for National Geographic, though the Iowa animal appears smaller in photos. Often domesticated, the water buffalo is the largest member of the Bovini tribe, which includes yak, bison, African buffalo, various species of wild cattle, and others, the website said.

An injured and angry water buffalo is on the loose in Iowa

A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive

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Stupid cop. Let's just shoot a water buffalo.

 

[lucas80]

Not knowing all the specifics, but if you are trying to bring down a water buffalo a single shot from a shotgun seemed like poor odds of success. I'm guessing it was a panic shot.

 

[lucas80]

Stupid cop. Let's just shoot a water buffalo.

He feared for his life. He thought he saw a gun/knife/pot of boiling water

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Cop should be fired for incompetence in thinking a medium range shot gun shot was going to take out the water buffalo.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Is it common to own a water buffalo in Pleasant Hill, IA?

 

[bagdropper]

Probably out looking for that damn bridge he's been told about...

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Every China shop in the area

 

[Fan In Black]

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my FIRST thought. haha. classic

 

[IowaMeatMan]

Didn’t know my ex was in Iowa.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Every time I hear or read water buffalo I think of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam doing traffic report

 

[Derekd3408]

Buddy of mine was part of the water buffalo rescue team. It has been safely captured and at Iowa State Large Animal Hospital being cared for.

 

[lucas80]

Buddy of mine was part of the water buffalo rescue team. It has been safely captured and at Iowa State Large Animal Hospital being cared for.

Is that where the ISU cheerleaders are cared for, too?

 

[Derekd3408]

Is that where the ISU cheerleaders are cared for, too?

Yes. It's also where they get their kankles taped pre game.

 

[McLovin32]

Buddy of mine was part of the water buffalo rescue team. It has been safely captured and at Iowa State Large Animal Hospital being cared for.

Please tell me your buddy is one of the water buffalo experts that they brought in

 

[Derekd3408]

Please tell me your buddy is one of the water buffalo experts that they brought in

 

[jasonrann]

Didn’t know my ex was in Iowa.

 

[MitchLL]

Still trying to comprehend why it was shot in the first place?

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Well, they are not water Buffalo but these 2 sure as shit shouldn't be here: