Where’s the beef?

The Cincinnati Police Department launched a helicopter and ground search for an escaped Angus steer yesterday.

The more than 1,000 pound animal made a run from the slaughterhouse holding pen and ran into the woods of suburban Cincinnati.

The steer was last seen by witnesses a couple of blocks north of Stehlin’s Meat Market and Interstate 275.

Dick Stehlin, co-owner of the meat market said the cow should be approached with caution.

“It’s not, say, a mean animal or anything like that; it’s just sort of in a panic stage,” he told newspapers. “It’s just out running, not even knowing where it’s heading.”

The last time a bovine escaped its fate was in September of 2006 when a cow named Little Red ran from the county fair and wasn’t caught for three days.

Haggis: It’s what’s for dinner.

Scotland is looking to expand its market on the traditional dish of haggis to the United States, which banned the meal after outbreaks of mad cow disease in the United Kingdom.

Haggis consists of a sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, wrapped up in the stomach and boiled together for about three hours. Scottish officials insist the traditional meal is safe from the disease and is considering lobbying the U.S. to change the ban.

A spokesperson from the Scottish government said it “will consider engaging the U.S. government on its haggis export ban if there is popular support for such a move from within our world-famous haggis producers.”

Haggis producer Macsween believes that ending the haggis ban will open up a new market in the United States.

“The market is massive because there are so many expat Scots there, and once Americans try a good quality haggis, they can’t get enough of it,” a Macsween spokeswoman said in a Reuters article.

Partier turns pro

Corey Delaney’s infamous house party has led him to a potential career as a professional party planner.

Delaney, 16, hosted a party at his home in Melbourne while his parents were away during the holidays. He advertised the event on the social networking site MySpace, and partygoers caused approximately $17,750 in damages before the police and a dog squad broke it up.

Delaney was arrested after the party and temporarily moved out of his home to escape his upset parents.

Since then, he has hooked up with Australian celebrity agent Max Markson to begin a career planning parties.

“He did a great party in the wrong place. We’re going to put on a great party in the right place,” Markson told Australian Associated Press.

The 16-year old is planning on dropping out of school to pursue party planning full time.

“Now I’ve got a manager, life’s good,” he said.

[Reach columnist Erika Cederlind at news@thedaily.washington.edu.]