Slaughterhouse employee slits cow’s throat in parking lot

Shocking moment slaughterhouse employee chases escaped cow through a Home Depot parking lot before slitting its throat in full view of horrified shoppers

  • Footage shows the employee pursuing the young cow, killing it — then leaving it to writhe on the pavement next to the store in Bloomfield, Hartford County 
  • The grisly video begins with the escaped calf trying to run away from the neighboring Saba meat store into a parking lot, which keeps livestock on site 
  • Saba employee Badr Musaed ran after the creature with a foot-long knife

This is the shocking moment a slaughterhouse employee chases down and slits the throat of an escaped cow outside a Connecticut Home Depot.    

Dashcam footage shows the employee pursuing the young cow, killing it — then leaving it to writhe on the pavement next to the store in Bloomfield, Hartford County.

The grisly video begins with the escaped calf trying to run away from the neighboring Saba meat store, which keeps livestock on site.  

Dashcam footage shows the employee pursuing the young cow, killing it — then leaving it to writhe on the pavement next to the store in Bloomfield, Hartford County

Saba employee Badr Musaed ran after the creature with a foot-long knife, New York Post reported

Saba employee Badr Musaed ran after the creature with a foot-long knife, New York Post reported

The grisly video begins with the escaped calf trying to run away from the neighboring Saba meat store, which keeps livestock on site

The grisly video begins with the escaped calf trying to run away from the neighboring Saba meat store, which keeps livestock on site

Saba employee Badr Musaed ran after the creature with a foot-long knife, New York Post reported.

Andy Morrison, a contractor working on the meat shop’s construction, who reportedly happened to have a bow and arrow also fired one shot, the NYP reported.

In the video, Musaed can be seen from several yards away slitting the cow’s throat — much to the horror of police officers and other bystanders.

In the video, Musaed can be seen from several yards away slitting the cow's throat ¿ much to the dismay of police officers and other onlookers

In the video, Musaed can be seen from several yards away slitting the cow’s throat — much to the dismay of police officers and other onlookers

A worker at Saba declined to comment to The Post about the incident Friday

A worker at Saba declined to comment to The Post about the incident Friday

After the harrowing moment, a police officer reprimands Musaed, who appears not to see any issue with his actions.    

‘This is not something that can be done,’ the officer says. ‘You guys get, like, you get a leash … this kid here just watched you slit a cow’s throat.’ 

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