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• Cows summering in the mountains of Switzerland have to find their way to lower elevations as winter comes on, but among one herd, about 10 cows were injured and couldn't hoof it down safely.
So in late August, farmers arranged for them to be harnessed and flown by helicopter to terrain more accessible to conventional transportation, Sky News reported.
The cows were held in a mesh harness, and farmers grabbed ropes to guide them down.
Farmer Jonas Arnold noted, "I didn't ask a cow how it feels after such a flight, as it couldn't answer, but ... it was only a short, calm flight."
The cows are scheduled to participate in the annual cow parade at Urnerboden, Switzerland. [Sky News, 8/27/2021]