Ricardo the Texas Longhorn bull wakes up in animal sanctuary after sparking chaos for New Jersey commuters when he escaped slaughterhouse and ran across Newark Penn Station train tracks

Ricardo the Texas Longhorn bull was captured waking up in an animal sanctuary after sparking chaos for commuters when he escaped a slaughterhouse and ran across Newark's Penn Station in New Jersey.

The bull was spotted running on the tracks at Newark's Penn Station Tuesday morning, causing up to 45-minute disruptions from commuters. 

'Hello, Ricardo. You're looking better than you were a while ago, buddy,' Skylands founder Mike Stura said in a video shared on social media.

'Do you know who I am? I'm your new dad!' Stura said to the bull. 'You're good, buddy. You're safe now. Nobody is going to mess with you anymore.

After causing the chaos on Thursday, the bull was captured by police and sent to a new home, Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Wantage, New Jersey.