Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2376 — Slaughter of an animal that cannot

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: A cow of ours became wild (bolted and became unruly). A man went out and struck it (with a sharp weapon) on the lower part of its neck, above the joint of the shoulder, and it immediately fell down drenched in its own blood. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about it (whether it was lawful), and he said: "When a domestic cow takes the place of a wild animal (that is, goes out of control), then what makes the wild animal lawful makes it lawful (that is, emergency slaughter by striking it)."