The Home Secretary has asked for a "full, urgent explanation" as to why officers appeared to use a police car to ram an escaped cow.Mr Cleverly said it seemed "unnecessarily heavy handed" while wildlife presenter and conservationist Chris Packham asked: "What sort of monster rams a calf?"The RSPCA described the footage as "upsetting and distressing" and said the police "action appears disproportionate to the situation".

The Home Secretary has asked for a "full, urgent explanation" as to why officers appeared to use a police car to ram an escaped cow.Mr Cleverly said it seemed "unnecessarily heavy handed" while wildlife presenter and conservationist Chris Packham asked: "What sort of monster rams a calf?"The RSPCA described the footage as "upsetting and distressing" and said the police "action appears disproportionate to the situation".