In a daring attempt to fight
for survival, a horse has escaped into the Florida highway on its way to be euthanized.
The Alachua County police
said they responded to calls and social media tips of a horse found running
loose on Interstate 75 last Friday.
Witnesses said the horse had
escaped from a trailer on the highway and the driver left after being informed
of the equine's escape. Investigators said they determined the 12-year-old
horse was being taken to be euthanized because its owners no longer wanted it.
A sheriff's office spokesman
said authorities are seeking animal abandonment charges against the driver of
the vehicle.
The horse, now named
Highway, is being treated at the Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic in Ocala
for injuries sustained during the daring escape. The clinic said a crowdfunding
goal for the horse's car quickly exceeded its goal.