To some degree it highlights the disconnect from nature and farming, people who live in towns understandably don't know the countryside. They were talking about it chasing people as though it was an escaped lion wanting to rip someone's throat out...the poor sod was only following people...all it wanted was for someone to turn up with 2 gallon pail of water and a bagful of snap and then lead it home.
FFS. Many ways to bring it under control. This imo wasn't one of em. If it had been one of those horses on the loose last week or so ago. Absolute outrage would have ensued.