The Live Poultry Escape Clause: You Make It, You’re Safe Then

The cow who bolted is the latest animal to find amnesty at the Farm Sanctuary upstate:

A Queens bovine who turned city cops into cowboys is heading for her new home – the sprawling Farm Sanctuary in upstate Watkins Glen.

“Their working days are over when they get here,” said Wendy Hankle of the animals in the sanctuary.

She said the cow — who is living temporarily in an Animal Care and Control shelter — will be named “Maxine” once she gets to the shelter, a five-hour drive away.

While nobody has claimed the cow, Patrick Kwan, of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, said Maxine likely escaped from a slaughterhouse.

“She’ll now be able to live her life and not end up as somebody’s steak,” he said.

“The cow is in custody,” deadpanned Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. “The Emergency Service officers, they’re used to corralling all sorts of different wildlife.”