In Gulfport. Because of course it is.
“Anyone missing a cow? Found in the area of 19th Avenue and 55th Street. So far we can’t catch it,” they posted. You can read the responses here, none of which were from someone ‘fessing up to owning the cow.
(Note: Officers did manage to catch an escaped pig in October of 2014, so their livestock retrieval record boasts at least one victory.)
Gulfport police chief Rob Vincent told CL he had “no idea” what happened to the cow.
“Never saw it again after that,” he said via text. “Heard a rumor it was a contraband Gulfport resident.”
It is indeed illegal to own cows in Gulfport, but Coby — whom the Goff family does not own — found his way home before getting captured.
This article initially appeared in Creative Loafing.
