Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Jeremy Clarkson has spoken out about the horrific moment an escaped cow was rammed by a police car twice.
The 10-month-old calf, named Beau Lucy, was wandering the streets of Surrey on Friday night when a police vehicle hit the animal, causing it to be thrown across the road and then pinned under the car. The footage, which circulated on social media, has sparked widespread outrage, with prominent figures like Chris Packham condemning the incident. Clarkson has now joined in expressing his disapproval and wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “I will vote for any party which stops the police from running over cows.
” Replying to a follower’s comment about telling Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about his social media post “next time you pop around for a chat”, Jeremy added: “Never met him but if I do, I’ll be sure to bring it up.” Since Clarkson’s Farm debuted in 2021, the former Top Gear star has been vocal about animal welfare. Recently, the Prime Video star shared his heartbreak over the alarming number of pig deaths on his Diddly Squat farm, just ahead of the third season's release.
“You don’t say, ‘Let’s buy some pigs and hope they die,’ I’ve always liked pigs,” he shared before recalling his childhood fondness for them. “My mother used to buy me toy pigs every Christmas and birthdays.” He continued: “I thought it would be fun to hav.