A cow on Spadina may seem weird, but in the early days of Toronto, there were a number of pet cow owners in the city — and some of the results of that were utterly chaotic. Toronto's cattle crackdownIn the 1830s, as the incorporation of Toronto was being solidified, the city was doing all it could to regulate domestic animals. Other reports show cows attacking due to heat, with a Toronto resident bringing their cow to take a drink of water before getting kicked. "That's a mad cow … Shoot her," one man declares. It was reported the next day that the cow showed no signs of the trauma from the day's previous escapade, "She was no more mad," Granatstein reported, "she is just as quiet as quiet can be."