{"id":43257,"date":"2025-06-09T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=43257"},"modified":"2025-06-09T02:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:46:17","slug":"a-runaway-pet-zebra-has-been-captured-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=43257","title":{"rendered":"A runaway pet zebra has been captured in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. \u2014 A runaway pet zebra<\/a> that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff\u2019s Office confirmed. The sheriff\u2019s office said aviation crews captured the zebra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEd was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video posted by the sheriff\u2019s office shows Ed wrapped in a net with his head sticking out as he is carried by the helicopter to the trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed arrived in Christiana on May 30, the sheriff\u2019s office said. His owner reported him missing the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The zebra was spotted and filmed running along Interstate 24, forcing deputies to shut the roadway. But Ed escaped into a wooded area.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were several sightings posted to social media. Ed was filmed trotting through a neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The zebra quickly became the subject of internet memes. One fake posting showed Ed dining at a Waffle House, a southern staple. Others had him visiting other Tennessee cities or panhandling on the side of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pursuit of Ed came a month after a runway kangaroo<\/a> shut down a section of Alabama interstate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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