Pet zebra on the run in Tennessee after "wreaking havoc" on highway

Police trying to seizure zebra successful Tennessee

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A favored zebra has been connected the tally for days successful Tennessee aft "wreaking havoc" connected a road extracurricular of Nashville, officials say. 

"Several nonrecreational tracking groups are progressive successful the hunt and a K9 hunt is scheduled Tuesday," the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said successful an update Monday connected societal media. 

The zebra escaped into a wooded country disconnected Interstate 24 connected Saturday afternoon, the sheriff's bureau said. The carnal had been moving done postulation connected some sides of the highway, forcing a impermanent closure.

ZEBRA UPDATE: The proprietor of the missing zebra conscionable notified the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office dispatch the animal...

Posted by Rutherford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, June 2, 2025

The sheriff's bureau was successful interaction with the zebra's owner, who they said obtained the carnal connected Friday night. It was not instantly wide however the zebra was obtained oregon however it got distant from the owner.

Anyone who sees the zebra is asked to interaction the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.

This isn't the archetypal unexpected carnal to unopen down an interstate recently. A runaway kangaroo named Sheila was caught aft causing a clang successful Alabama successful April.