Days after what was initially reported as eight bulls escaped a parking lot rodeo in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, the town has shared how the animals got out.
No charges are expected to be filed in response to what happened, the town said Wednesday, though North Attleborough is working with the rodeo to recover costs associated with its emergency response.
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What let the bulls escape was a pin that dislodged from their corrals when two of the animals jumping on each other during their unloading from a trailer, the town said in a statement. The bulls then pushed the fence down and escaped, first into the space where the event was taking place, then through a perimeter fence and out into the parking lot.
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That was determined when members of the rodeo and the Emerald Square Mall met with a group of officials from across town departments on Tuesday to discuss what happened.
The event organizers, who had shared their plans during the permitting process ahead of the rodeo, were found to have taken reasonable precautions, the town said in a statement, noting,
