A Texas couple who raised over 52 buffalo has kept one as a calf and now he’s officially their house pet.
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The 2,500-pound buffalo named Wild Thing has lived with R.C. Bridges, 63, and his wife Sherron, 47 since 2004 after the couple sold their herd. R.C. says Wild Thing enters and exits the home as he pleases since he has his own room and TV. However, there has been several occasions where the large animal has almost killed the couple due to his size but they claim it doesn’t bother them.
‘It’s taken ten years for him to let my wife brush him and he’s not safe for other people to come near. He attacked me just last year and a few years prior, something spooked him and he hit me between his horns and carried on running with me holding on, my wife thought I was dead. But we wouldn’t have life any other way. He’s our pet and we love him.’
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Wild Thing was also a part of the Bridges’ wedding party ten years ago where he was R.C.’s best man and even hosted public birthday parties for visitors to see him. The couple says Wild Thing never destroyed any of their household decorations and is looking foward to spending the holidays with their pet.
‘Wild Thing really enjoys joining us in the house at Christmas – he’s very social with us because we act as his herd. I always get a present for him to play with and I might get him a trash can this year. He absolutely loves knocking them around the yard with his horns.’
SOURCE: The Daily Mail