Lee Meyer, from Nebraska, apparently modified a regular-sized car to allow his bull, Howdy Doody, to sit next to him.

Incredible footage published by News Channel Nebraska shows the pair driving down a major road, with Howdy Doody appearing remarkably relaxed about the situation.

Watusi bulls weigh between 450 and 725 kilograms and have the largest horns of any cattle breed.

Chad Reiman, police captain in Norfolk, Nebraska, said: “The officers received a call referencing a car driving into town that had a cow in it. They thought that it was going to be a calf, something small or something that would actually fit inside the vehicle.”

He added: “The officer wrote him some warnings. There were some citable issues with that situation. The officer chose to write him a warning and ask him to take the animal back home and leave the city.”