{"id":170451,"date":"2025-06-09T13:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=170451"},"modified":"2025-06-09T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:27:11","slug":"eds-reign-of-terror-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=170451","title":{"rendered":"Ed’s Reign of Terror Comes to an End"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some will be relieved by this news, while others will be heartbroken.\u00a0 Ed the zebra has been captured, ending his weeklong period of freedom in the wild.<\/p>\n

Zebra’s Week on the Run Comes to an End<\/strong><\/a>
\nRunaway pet safely captured in Tennessee<\/em>
\nBy Newser Editors and Wire Services | Posted Jun 9, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said, per the\u00a0AP. Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The sheriff’s office said aviation crews captured the zebra. “Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Video posted by the sheriff’s office shows Ed wrapped in a net with his head sticking out as he is carried by the helicopter to the trailer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ed, no doubt, bolted and got drunk off his newly acquired freedom, feeling the exhilaration of possibilities that freedom brings.<\/p>\n

But Ed, much like the folks in the Middle East, don’t know what it’s like to be free and therefore can’t handle freedom. At least captivity comes with three square meals a day.<\/p>\n

Let’s face it – it’s hard for a lone male zebra to find a female in the wild backcountry of the USA.\u00a0 No schtupping for Ed, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n

If you want to follow this story more, I’m sure that Ed’ll get a webpage and Facebook group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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