Code Moo: Cow escapes Philadelphia nativity scene twice in one morning

Stormy the cow began her day Thursday stationed at a live nativity scene at a church in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.

By the end of the morning, she was out of a job after she tried to escape the nativity scene — twice.

The 7-year-old Hereford cow initially fled the nativity scene at Old First Reformed United Church of Christ at about 2:30 a.m., according to NBC 10 Philadelphia.

She eventually found her way to Interstate 95, where police boxed her in with cruisers. One of the officers then roped her in with a lasso and walked her off the highway.

"There was a Pennsylvania state trooper with us who owns a horse/cattle ranch in South Jersey," Philadelphia Police Sgt. Tim Devlin told NBC 10. "He was the one we took the lead from. He ... knew how to corral the animal."

After Stormy was safely off the highway, officers loaded her into a horse trailer and brought her back to the nativity scene.

But that wasn't the end of Stormy's escapades.

About four hours later, at 6:30 a.m., Stormy made her second escape from the nativity scene and headed toward a nearby parking garage, NBC 10 reported.

Armed with hay, the police led the 1,600-pound cow down the garage attached to the Wyndham Hotel and onto the street, where they then corraled her for the second time.

After her second "arrest," the cow was brought back to the church to rest — and was relieved of her duties.

To prevent a third escape, Stormy was replaced with Ginger, a smaller cow that wouldn't escape the enclosure, NBC 10 reported.

Reactions to Stormy's escape rolled through Twitter, well, like a storm.

Stormy even had time to make her own account while she was on the lam.

And, of course, the Philadelphia Police chimed in.