{
  "id": 19041459,
  "title": "Stuck in the mud: Firefighters, local veterinarian rescue errant cow in northern Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/stuck-in-the-mud-firefighters-local-veterinarian-rescue-errant-cow-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T23:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-914269"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Firefighters in Kiryat Ata, near Haifa, were called to assistance on Sunday after receiving a report of an animal stuck in the mud on Yitzhak Rabin Road. The fire and rescue authority reported that the animal was a cow, which had been trapped for several days following heavy rainfall across the country. Recognizing the severity of the situation, the responders contacted the municipality, who then dispatched a veterinarian to the scene.\n\nUpon arrival, the team determined that the cow could not be rescued without assistance. Heavy machinery fitted with specialized straps was deployed to extricate the animal from the mud. Miraculously, the cow was successfully pulled out unharmed.\n\nThis incident was not a one-off occurrence. In August, a similar situation arose when two herds of cattle wandered onto a firing range during an IDF training exercise, disrupting and halting the operation entirely. The Golani Brigade was responsible for the drill, and the cattle likely entered the range by mistake. As a result, about 80 cows were seized and quarantined in the Moshav Dor area, located on Israel's northern Mediterranean coast, north of Caesarea. The operation involved intelligence gathering and cooperation from the Border Police, the Israel Air Force, and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The cattle were believed to belong to residents of Muawiya and Ein Ibrahim, two villages adjacent to Umm el-Fahm, near the Golani Brigade training base. Authorities suspected that the owners were under investigation by the Border Police for allowing their livestock to stray onto the IDF firing range.",
  "summary": "Firefighters responded to a report of an animal in distress in Kiryat Ata on Sunday found a cow stuck in the mud up to its neck after days of heavy rain. It was pulled out unharmed.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}