Posted on 05/21/2009 7:45:26 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
When Chrissy and Benny Pinckard woke one morning in March on their small farm in Alabama to find two prized bulls stolen they were distraught. They were also a statistic.
Cattle ranching is a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States and cattle theft is a small but growing problem as a recession bites and thieves realize that stealing cows is a relatively easy way to raise a quick buck.
Stolen cattle are often loaded onto trailers and taken straight from their farm or ranch to auction at a stockyard, according to detectives involved in tracking thefts.
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Get a rope.
Can’t you tell who they belong to by their brand? That’s how they did it in every John Wayne movie I ever watched.
BO’s plan to stop this is by outlawing trucks. What a bright guy!!!
Most local farmers I know in N. Miss don’t brand. Very few ear tags too. My dad didn’t.
Cattle rustling is old news. I know a guy sent to Parchman back in the 80’s for it.
Trigger smiles.
I was kidding about the brand, but now that you mention it, I thought ear tagging was a requirement. Seems that most cattle I see from the road in South Alabama have them.
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