Cows take over Jacksonville neighborhood and they won’t moo-ve?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighbors that won’t moo-ve? Cows are taking over a Jacksonville neighborhood on the city’s Westside.

“They run this neighborhood. They, literally. Usually they’re over by the church over there, but apparently today this looked delicious, this neighborhood does,” neighbor Daniel Bell said.

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The cows, along with other animals like donkeys, pigs and sheep have popped up in the neighborhood since 2019.

Neighbors told Action News Jax reporter Jessica Barreto they have no idea who the livestock belongs to or how to get them out.

While they are pretty polite, neighbors said the cows eat everything in sight, destroying lawns and bushes in the area.

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“It’s expensive, and I don’t like cleaning up cow poop in my neighborhood,” Bell explained. “Ten dollars a plant, who knows, it could end up costing you several hundred dollars to get it fixed.”

Action News Jax found a state statute that says it’s up to the sheriff’s office to impound livestock - and if the owner does not claim them, they go up for sale.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office told Action News Jax they are working with the cow’s owners to secure their property so this doesn’t happen again.

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