GHOST COW CAPTURES SAUSAGE DOG

The ‘Ghost Cow’ responsible for a car accident in the small hours of February 26 has been sighted again.

On this occasion, it appeared to Marjorie Layne, a self-employed Stilton tattooist of Porkbutchers Rise, Wythering, who was walking her dachshund Benno at around 8pm yesterday.

“We were just turning for home when we heard this strange noise,” a shaken Ms. Layne told the Observer. “It was really high-pitched and repetitive, like when you squeeze a guinea pig over and over again, just to the point where its eyes begin to pop out.”

It was then that the apparition floated into view, some 20 feet above the ground and moving in a westerly direction.

“It was like a cow, only bigger,” said Ms. Layne, “it was white and had pom poms on its head and tail. It was trailing some kind of rope or something, which reached down to the ground.”

As the phantom floated across her field of vision, the rope became snagged in Benno’s collar, pulling him from his owner’s grasp and dragging the unfortunate animal off across the road.

“I screamed and ran after him but it was all happening so fast. Poor Benno was dangling off the ground, kicking his legs in the air. I can still hear him yelping in terror. He looked so scared,” recalled Ms. Layne, blowing her nose into a handkerchief.

As the phantom and its writhing captive drifted off across the fields, Benno’s lead became snagged by the branches of a tree. After stretching to its limit, the lead snapped and the dog fell to the ground, convulsing and gasping for breath.

Thanks to the prompt action of a passer-by, emergency services were on the scene in a matter of minutes. Benno was taken to the Wythering Animal Rehabilitation Trust (WART), where he is recovering from his ordeal.

“Due to the considerable stress exerted upon his spine, it’s crucial that he remains immobile,” said Chief Veterinary Surgeon, Dr. Mortimer Pluck. “We’re keeping him sedated in a length of drainpipe, just to be on the safe side. Once we’ve taken him off medication, he’ll be treated by a specialist in balloon sculpture.

“Apart from the fact that he’ll ten feet long for the rest of his life, Benno should be fine. We hope to have him home by the end of the month.”

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