Overview

• Ed escaped from his Christiana home on May 31, one day after arriving from a Texas breeder.
• Authorities deployed drones and coordinated a multi-agency effort with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Texas-based Tango82 Aviation to track the zebra.
• Social media users posted videos of Ed trotting along Interstate 24 and through neighborhood streets, turning him into a viral sensation.
• On June 8, deputies netted Ed in a pasture near the Buchanan Estates subdivision and had him airlifted by helicopter to a waiting trailer.
• Tennessee classifies zebras as Class III animals that may be kept without special permits, raising fresh questions about exotic pet oversight.