Stories of animals successfully escaping slaughterhouses can inspire hope and serve as a catalyst for change.
The following are their stories.
She jumped over a five-feet tall gatean extraordinary feat, given her hefty size.
For forty days, Emily roamed the backyards of the neighborhood foraging for food in snow.
Oftentimes, she was seen running with a herd of deer.
Soon the local paper was running updates on Emily sightings.
She even took part as a bridesmaid in a few weddings.
Emily died in 2003 and was buried at the Peace Abbey.
A life-sized bronze statue of Emily was erected on her grave.
The statue of Emily the Cow on her grave.
The coweluded capturefor 11 days by staying hidden in a park where she foraged and rested when she could.
There, she was christened Cincinnati Freedom.
In 2008, Cincinnati Freedom developed spinal cancer and had to euthanized.
Somehow Yvonne got sense of her impending fate.
On 24 May 2011, Yvonne busted through an electric-fence andmade her escape, hiding in woods nearby.
The German tabloidBildoffered a reward of ten thousand euros for her recovery.
Yvonne was eventually captured after more than three months.
The story of her escape soon spread across social media, and demands for her amnesty began pouring in.
Lets all buy her together and give her freedom, he said.
About six weeks later, the Dutch Party for the Animals launched a crowdfunding campaign to save a cow.
In two weeks they managed to raise 50,000.
