Jan. 9, 2005
KRIX-TV, Corpus Christi, TX
SANDIA - Authorities are investigating a case of livestock mutilation. An Orange Grove man made the discovery. He said from the looks of it the two cows died under some bizarre circumstances.
Cattle deaths are like those of any other animal, but every once in awhile cattle carcasses are found with strange cuts and all their organs removed. Cattle mutilation is a worldwide mystery.
James Lund and his nephew noticed a dead cow lying in a pasture while driving down a highway near Sandia this week. He didn't think much of it, but later on took a closer look and found two dead cattle. They weren't just dead - they were mutilated.
"We noticed they had some really, really strange cuts on them," said Lund. The animals eyes, ears, tongue, udders, and reproductive organs both were missing. Their carcasses had large circles carved out with surgical precision. "It looked like it was cauterized as it was cut." He said both animals were in the same position about 150 yards apart.
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has said most of these peculiar deaths can be chalked up to possums, skunks and other varmints that pray on animals that die of natural causes. That's it. But others believe the circumstances surrounding theses deaths are so mysterious, it could be something else."
"I'd say it was pretty weird. I've read about, I've heard about it on TV, about these weird mutilations of cattle, but I never thought I'd see one." Even the buzzards have been staying away from the cattle, a strange behavior that's been reported in other cases of cattle mutilations from around the world.
James Lund contacted officials about his discovery. 6News attempted to contact the owner of the land and the cattle, but were unsuccessful in doing so.
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