



According to the state’s department of transportation , the trailer carrying the cows rolled over on a ramp heading onto I-285.





Another up close look at the overturned tractor trailer that released an estimated 89 cows onto the interstate. We’re #WorkingForYou to get this crash cleared, but this will take a while. pic.twitter.com/QUcGndg8qe — Georgia DOT (@GADeptofTrans) October 1, 2018





Sadly, 11 cows reportedly died . The department of transportation captured a few dozen who had escaped and worked into the night with local authorities to find the remaining 50 cows.





Getting the cows into the cattle trailer safely. pic.twitter.com/EiIEWK7xrn — Georgia DOT (@GADeptofTrans) October 1, 2018





People reported seeing some cows by the Chattahoochee River. By 8 p.m. local authorities said they had captured the remaining cows, who were scheduled to be transported to a facility in Calhoun.

















We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: No animal wants to die to become your food.





If you found yourself hoping this story would end with the cows being saved and sent to a sanctuary but you’re still consuming animal products, it’s time you aligned your food choices with your values.









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Banner image: Authorities watch as cows are offloaded from the truck. Officials in Georgia had to call in the cavalry Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, after dozens of cows escaped when a tractor-trailer transporting them overturned on a busy junction north of Atlanta. The truck carrying 89 cows overturned around 3 a.m. on the cloverleaf of Interstate 75 and I-285. Many of the cows scattered, causing wrecks and clogging rush-hour traffic. (John Spink /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)