Run, moo cow, run! That was the sentiment of people across the country when a cow escaped her fate at a slaughterhouse and hit the road.
The internet named the intrepid cow "Mootilda" and rooted for her when she escaped an Arizona slaughterhouse. She walked for miles to put as much distance as possible between herself and a dinner plate.
When Aimee Takaha heard theh story of the brave bovine, she reached out to the slaughterhouse from which she'd escaped and asked what it would take to relocate her to her animal sanctuary, Aimee's Farm in Arizona.
The New York Post reported that the slaughterhouse connected Aimee with the "client" who was set to take Mootilda. They said if she paid them $2,500, they'd let her have the cow.
She went to Facebook, and people donated more than enough to save Mootilda's life.
"The cow just wants to live!" one donor wrote on Facebook.
In the end, Mootilda will get to live out her dream. "Our livestock vet will be here Wednesday to trim our other bovine hooves and can give her a wellness exam and treat her wounds," Aimee wrote on Facebook. "I was told she has wounds all over her body, mostly superficial. I am willing to bet that happened at the slaughterhouse."
In 2018, Aimee wrote this about her sanctuary on GoFundMe: "I am deeply humbled at the past donations that have come in. It has been a couple years since this account was open. We are again in need and asking help for land expansion to care for our over 100 animals here and help with ongoing expenses so that we may continue to offer free therapy visits for differently abled children and to continue to keep our animals here thriving with ability to take in animals in life or death situations when they have no where else to go. For the past several years we have taken in so many animals rescued from abuse, slaughter or exploitation. Many were so very sick when they came to us, barely able to walk and fearful of humans, but all are thriving today with a sparkle that came back in their eyes with your support and help from the community."