No, this is not a (in bad taste) hoax. Bulls have been roaming around Besançon in recent days. On Wednesday, a first escaped from the Bisontine Slaughter Company, not far from the hospital. Then, Thursday morning, two more imitated him, reports
Eastern Republican.
On Wednesday, the cattle had been slaughtered after fleeing on railroad tracks and causing delays of eight regional trains, three of which had been canceled. This Thursday, they were seen galloping through parts of the city. An important device has been put in place to stop them, according to the regional daily.