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NJ Transit selling Ricardo the bull plush toy
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New Yorkers can now memorialize Ricardo, the runaway bull that was spotted on the tracks near Newark Penn Station last week, with a plush toy.
New Jersey Transit is taking $20 preorders of the toy on its website, New Jersey Transit Shoppe. A small portion of the proceeds will be donated to help Ricardo, the agency said in a Facebook post.
As for the real Ricardo, he is living at the Skylands Animal Sanctuary And Rescue in Wantage.
The expected release date for the bull plush is Jan. 3, the agency said.