An online petition has been started, asking that a steer that escaped Thursday in Rhode Island be sent to a sanctuary instead of a slaughterhouse, if found. The steer, which weighs about 1,500 pounds, has been on the loose since at least Thursday when it escaped a farmer who had brought the animal to a meat processing facility (in Johnston, Rhode Island). Victoria Ferruccio-Flores, who started the petition, said the steer has “earned the right to live out the rest of his days in peace, at a sanctuary.”