On Sunday local law enforcement responded to an animal call on Prentiss Road. On arrival Appling County Deputies discovered a buffalo in a field owned by Eddie Cleland. The animal had escaped captivity in Jeff Davis County and wandered into Appling County. Sheriff Benny Deloach stated that the sheriff’s office started getting reports about the animal on Tuesday of last week and finally caught up with the buffalo on Sunday. After contacting the owner and repeated attempts to capture the animal, the animal was put down.