Southbury Wants To Keep Livestock Safe On Our Streets

Have you ever seen a cow on a residential street? A sheep crossing I-84 during rush hour? The Town of Southbury is trying to prevent that from happening in their town, and they need your help.

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Southbury Animal Control has just put out a request via their social media for Southbury residents who own livestock to submit a Livestock Submission Form in order to have a complete listing of animals and the owner's contact information in case one of your animals escapes their enclosure. It's a simple online form that asks for your contact info, and a space to fill out how many: Alpaca, Chicken, Cow, Donley, Duck, Goose, Goat, Horse, Llama, Pig, Rabbit, Sheep, Tortoise, or Turkeys you own.

One of the scariest rides into work I've ever had happened this year, I almost ran into a couple of horses that had escaped from their enclosure along Rt. 202 in Bantam. It was 4AM, and if I had hit either in my 2021 Subaru Forester, it would have been goodbye for either of us. These were full-grown horses, I'd estimate 800-100 pounds or so each, and I was doing 35 MPH at the time when I passed by them. You think it was an uncommon occurrence? Nope, it happens every day in Connecticut, and kudos to Southbury Animal Control for taking these steps in order to help prevent instances like this from getting worse.

If you can't fill out the form online, Southbury residents can find and fill one out by stopping by the Southbury Animal Control Office at 501 Main Street South.