Amazing moment cow destined for slaughter escapes down waterslide – and now farmer has made him his ‘pet’

THIS is the amazing moment a cow destined to get slaughtered escapes from a cattle ranch and rides down a waterslide. The nearly 500 lbs animal was eventually rescued after getting stuck in the slide and its owner Carlos Miguel Serante said he decided to keep it as a family pet. G1The footage shows the animal sliding down[/caption] G1It was set to be slaughtered[/caption] The bizarre incident happened in Indaiá Clube in Nova Granada, Brazil when a cow escaped from a cattle ranch 500 miles west of Rio de Janeiro and decided to go to a nearby waterpark instead, G1 reported. The footage shows the cow slowly going almost all the way down until it gets stuck towards the end of the water slide. It was later rescued by a group of workers who tied it with a rope and pushed it into the pool before pulling it up to the surface. According to the outlet the two-year-old animal has since been named Tobogã, which means “slide” in Portuguese. Its owner said: “Someone came to tell me he had climbed on top of the waterslide. “I didn’t believe it. We followed, took him away and showed me the video of him in the pool. I didn’t think he would go up. Most read in News BIG FREEZE Arctic blast to freeze Britain THIS weekend with 72-hour snow storm TOMORROW TOP COP Boris hails 'game-changing' climate agreement as 'world follows Britain's lead' TERROR PROBE Three men arrested in terror probe after deadly taxi explosion at hospital PARK STRIFE Residents furious as council's plans stop them parking outside their own HOMES POLAR PLUNGE 'FIVE days' of snow to hit Britain as temperatures plummet WE WILL REMEMBER Royals look sombre at Remembrance Sunday service after Queen pulls out According to local reports, the animal climbed eleven steps before reaching the water slide. The country club’s president, João Luiz Andrade Zevole said that he saw it climbing the ladder, but did not expect it to enter the water slide. He also said that there was no one around when Tobogã showed up. He told El Diario de Regiao: “He was looking at me, I was looking at him. Then he went down the water slide, he was slipping, I thought the waterslide wouldn’t hold. They say that it can handle up to 200 kilos. (440lbs) “I called some people from the city hall who were working in front of the club to help me, I called and they didn’t believe it, they thought I was kidding,” he added joking that the animal was “a little hot and wanted to swim.”  G1Tobogã was rescued when a group of four workers tied him and pushed him into the pool[/caption] We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.