The trend of public art projects that have featured decorated animals began in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1998, when 800 painted cows appeared around the city.

Chicago jumped on the bovine bandwagon in 1999, installing 360 cows to commemorate the cow that allegedly kicked over a lantern and started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Since then, at least 21 other cities have had their own cow parades. Other communities, including Cincinnati, have looked elsewhere on land, sea and in popular culture for inspiration for their own projects. Here are some notable ones:

Festival of Fins, New Orleans, 2000 (200 fish)

Peanuts on Parade, St. Paul, Minn., 2000 (101 Snoopys)

Big Pig Gig, Cincinnati, 2000 (425 pigs)

Moose in the City, Toronto, 2000 (325 moose)

Mr. Potato Heads, Rhode Island, 2000 (47 Potato Heads)

Herd about Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 2000 (150 buffalo)

Mermaids on Parade, Norfolk, Va., 2000 (130 mermaids)

SharkByte Art, San Jose, Calif., 2001 (96 sharks)

It's Reigning Frogs, Toledo, 2001 (110 frogs)

The Ewe Revue, Rochester, Mich., 2001 (45 sheep)

The People Project, St. Louis, 2001 (180 figures)

Dolphins on Parade, Florida Keys, 2001 (102 dolphins)

Pigs on Parade, Seattle, 2002 (200 pigs)

Overalls All Over: An American Gothic Happening, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2002 (29 couples)

Gallopalooza: Louisville's Sidewalk Derby, Louisville, 2004 (200 horses planned)