Oregon rancher says cow 'mutilated' overnight in field

[Kennah]

Source: The Oregonian

STANFIELD — An Oregon rancher awoke last week to discover that someone had shot, killed and butchered one of his cows.

The Capital Press reports that rancher Terry Anderson said his 2-year-old heifer was slaughtered sometime Thursday night in a field near Stanfield.

Anderson said the cow was "basically mutilated," with its body parts strung out over the field. He suspects the culprits were trying to make money off the meat but left most of the carcass to waste.

A neighbor told him they heard a commotion about 10:30 p.m. Anderson believes at least three people were involved based on the tracks.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/oregon_rancher_says_cow_mutila.html

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Is it weird that my first thought was, "Do a rape kit on the cow and check it for dildos"?

[Raster]

1. Did we not send those snacks to Y'alqueda at the Bird refuge?

[jmowreader]

2. I know what you're thinking and it's probably not true

Stanfield is 250 miles from the Malheur refuge.

[HassleCat]

5. Hungry migrant workers?

Many migrant workers are employed around there, and many more pass through.

[jmowreader]

6. Possible. Hard to say.

[Drahthaardogs]

17. I doubt it. They would have done a good job butchering

Drunk teenagers is my guess

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Agree, plus, killing and butchering a cow ...

... is a lot of work. I don't think the protesters are up to that sort of thing.

[jtuck004]

3. Is that still a hanging offense out there? n/t

[NickB79]

4. LOL, I had the same thought (check it for dildos)

[milestogo]

7. Why is this funny?

[dinkytron]

8. Great, now the aliens are weighing in on things.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Common accurance with Range Cattle

and if you run your cows close to a road,you will get rustled. And they take only the primal cuts and leave the rest.

[Nailzberg]

10. Cattle Mutilations? Sounds like aliens.

[smirkymonkey]

19. Exactly what I thought.

[Baclava]

20. yeah

[meforbernie]

11. Maybe the Bundy gang are running out of red meat? n/t

[Monk06]

12. A little bit of Bundy agit prop and a few free steaks WIN

[billhicks76]

13. Hungry Bundys

[Sunlei]

14. with the price of meat skyrocketing, surprised this doesn't happen more often.

[bemildred]

15. I understand the ranchers mutlilate their own cows at times and sell them as food. nt

[chernabog]

16. Why is this latest breaking news?

The rancher does not care about the cow. He only cares about the money he makes exploiting the cow.