Scottish police are literally investigating why the chicken crossed the road

A chicken is being investigated for crossing the road. — (Image credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Why did the chicken cross the road? Police in Dundee, Scotland, are on the case after motorists called in reports of a wayward chicken wandering in the street near the center of town Friday morning. The beast was soon apprehended, a task reportedly requiring the efforts of no less than three officers.

"The bird was traced safe and well and has been brought to our police station," said a police representative. "The [Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] has been contacted and will be attending to take care of the chicken until the owner is traced." Until then, the age-old question will remain unanswered, so the police are appealing for "any information" on the bird's origin and, of course, travel-related motives.

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Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.