Montreal - (AFP) - A herd of about 20 cows has become the daily star of news broadcasts on Canadian television stations, as these fleeing animals from their farm cause chaos wherever they are in the province of Quebec, and no one has yet succeeded in seizing them ... not even shepherds Cows who hired them.

The beginning of the story of the "great escape" dates back to the summer, when the cows discovered a gap in the fence of the farm located in St. Neighboring Sevier.

The cows used to spend the day in this forest and leave it at night to graze in the fields of corn and soybeans, causing damage to part of the crops.

Marie-Andre Cadoret, who works for the municipality, said, "The animals hide during the day in the woods, but as soon as evening comes, they come out and approach the buildings, tear sacks, and try to eat the crops...".

And these cows have benefited greatly so far from the confusion of the authorities regarding determining the responsibility for handling the situation, and the authority that the matter falls within its powers.

Given that the herd is made up of small cows that have not been domesticated for a long time and therefore returned semi-wild, the municipality decided to seek the help of cowboys.

"We were able to regroup the herd of cows , but things went wrong when we came across a large field of corn that had not yet been threshed and we lost the animals in the corn," explained Rodeo director Sylvain Bourgeois, who took over the operation.

Media coverage of the case in recent days has prompted the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture to intervene to address this "complex and unprecedented situation". A new plan is expected to be implemented to attract cows with fodder to be able to catch them.

The cow owner hopes that his animals will respond, especially since the snow and frost season is just around the corner.