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69 cows vanish on slaughtering day
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| Dec. 28, 2012
Posted on 12/28/2012 11:50:59 AM PST by JoeProBono
STJARNHOV, Sweden, - Police in Sweden said they are searching for 69 cows that vanished from a farm on the day they were to be slaughtered.
Farmer Claes Roempke, 47, of Stjarnhov, said he was baffled by the disappearance of the cows, which he valued at about $107,600, Swedish news agency TT/The Local.se reported Friday.
"When I opened the gate, I saw the animals were gone," Roempke said. "I have no idea where they've been taken. I hope they are alive and are OK."
Police said they are investigating the incident.
"We have the ID number of all the cows and will match them with the Jordbruksverket (the Swedish Board of Agriculture) register," police spokesman Thomas Tellebro said. "But it is hard to get hold of people during the Christmas holiday period."
He said it is unlikely the thieves took the cows to a slaughterhouse.
"It's not easy to get rid of cows. If someone comes with 69 cows to a typical slaughterhouse, the cows must be registered and that's how the slaughterhouse sees where the cows came from," Tellebro said.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cows
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To: CMailBag
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:26:49 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
They must have had good cowmooflage.
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:28:51 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Superciliousness is the essence of Obama)
To: dblshot
23
posted on
12/28/2012 12:32:14 PM PST
by
kabumpo
(Kabumpo)
To: dblshot
24
posted on
12/28/2012 12:32:38 PM PST
by
kabumpo
(Kabumpo)
To: JoeProBono
Authorities buffaloed by missing cows!
To: JoeProBono
It cud be that someone had a beef with this particular farmer.
To: JoeProBono
They were safely removed and returned to the wild.
Wait a minute...
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:45:20 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
To: JoeProBono
"When I opened the gate, I saw the animals were gone," Roempke saidApparently you can't see the pasture when the gate is closed.
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posted on
12/28/2012 12:51:12 PM PST
by
layman
(Card Carrying Infidel)
To: layman
They all took jobs at Chik Fil A.
30
posted on
12/28/2012 12:56:10 PM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(You can't bring something to its knees that refuses to stand on its own)
To: JoeProBono
Elsie the Jersey Cow...the best (highest fat) milk you can get. MMMMMMMMmmmmmmm
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:03:59 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:06:20 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
To: JoeProBono
33
posted on
12/28/2012 1:07:44 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: JoeProBono; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
34
posted on
12/28/2012 1:12:18 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: gorush
I still have my mom's *Elsie* creamer-pitcher from the '50s. I makes me smile.
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:12:34 PM PST
by
Daffynition
(Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
To: JoeProBono; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
36
posted on
12/28/2012 1:14:07 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Daffynition
37
posted on
12/28/2012 1:14:36 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
I just noticed the title of that book! LOL!
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:16:11 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Jayster
“I hope they are alive and are OK.”
Don’t have to be a PETA whacko to see just the teensiest irony there.
OTOH, they were probably stolen & then butchered in a halal slaughterhouse, and that is a cruel fate indeed.
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:28:47 PM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: PUGACHEV
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posted on
12/28/2012 1:32:32 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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