Pembroke Township - A cow was attacked by a pack of pit bulls in Pembroke Township on Sunday afternoon.
About 12 cows got loose from a farm on 3000S Road, and one was attacked near 17500 E. 7000S Road by six or seven pit bulls at 1:45 p.m., according to Kankakee County sheriff's police.
A neighbor who witnessed the attack called police. The cow was found bleeding in a ditch and Kankakee County Animal Control was called to the scene, police said. The cow is expected to survive.
The dogs, described as very vicious, reportedly were picked up by a gray van, police said.
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