Escaped cow captured after causing delays on M8 motorway 30 January 2013 Last updated at 10:00 An escaped cow which caused delays during rush hour on the M8 motorway near Glasgow Airport has been captured. Motorists called police at about 08:10 on Wednesday after spotting the animal near the St James Interchange at J29. Police and a local farmer eventually captured the cow from behind the barrier on the westbound carriageway. At the height of the incident, there was a significant delay to westbound traffic with queuing stretching back to J25A near Braehead.