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Hilarious moment herd of 45 escaped cows run down a street

2024-07-07 945 Dailymotion

This hilarious video shows the moment a herd of 45 cows broke loose - in a city's street.<br /><br />Leon Box, 16, can be seen racing away from the herd as they charge down the street in Ripon, North Yorks.<br /><br />He'd gone out to the corner of their street after hearing cows were on the loose, but was stunned when he saw the hurtling towards him.<br /><br />Mum Jess, 36, said the whole family ran out shocked when a herd of around 45 cows ran straight past their home at around 8.10pm on Friday July 5, 2024.<br /><br />She believes the cows pushed through a kissing gate in their field at the end of their street.<br /><br />Jess, who works for a housing association, said: "It sounded like an earthquake.<br /><br />"My eldest had just got to the corner. A few of his friends has said there are some cows loose. They couldn't see any road just a load of cows.<br /><br />"My husband came out with our two youngest. He had heard something and thought it was the kids."<br /><br />Her electrician husband Matt, 37, and their two other children Charlie, nine, and Archie, seven, watched as the herd ran into their neighbours gardens.<br /><br />The her then split off and were last seen heading into town.<br /><br />They say it took a few hours for all the cows to be herded up, with the help of North Yorkshire police.<br /><br />Jess said: "They made a mess. There is quite a lot of poo. It's pretty gross.<br /><br />"Quite a lot of people have said it's the funniest thing they've seen."<br /><br />North Yorkshire Police have been contacted for comment.

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