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Cattle wander through Ayr streets
Carol-Ann Nugent, Cambridge
(Mar 16, 2006)

A professional rodeo crew converged on the town of Ayr Monday to round up 50 cattle that escaped from a farm and made their way to the downtown.
Several witnesses called Waterloo Region Police to report that cattle were walking on sidewalks and crossing roadways. While police controlled traffic tie-ups caused by the wandering cattle, the rodeo crew from Walkerton came with horses and bloodhounds to guide the cattle back home.
Ten of the cattle remained missing overnight Monday but were retrieved by the rodeo team on Tuesday morning. Police urged motorists and pedestrians to be cautious around the roaming farm animals.
"There haven't been any incidents relating to it, so we're grateful for that," said police spokesperson Olaf Heinzel. "It's certainly an unusual set of events."
Heinzel said it was unclear how the cattle, worth $45,000, escaped from a gated area of their North Dumfries Township farm.