Runaway Sheep Causes Stir on Paris Highway Ahead of Eid al-Adha

The scene was filmed by a motorist, probably amused to see a man running behind a sheep, on a day when the requested sacrifice is that of such an animal. "The photo, taken at the height of Montreuil, was relayed by the traffic information website Info Trafic IDF," prompting many amused comments from Internet users, reports Le Parisien.

Many have written that the beast did not want to land in the pan and had no choice but to flee. "He knows what’s going to happen to him today... He’s saving his skin!" exclaims Martine, on Facebook. "He’s trying to escape his fate," Aurélie said in turn. According to the same source, some Internet users, including Elisabeth, call for the sheep’s life to be spared after this act of bravery. "He deserves to go back to a meadow after this misadventure!" she says.