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Cattle rustling comes to Quebec as police investigate suspected theft of entire herd
May 27, 2024
Jonathan Fortin woke up Friday morning to check on his herd of Black Angus cattle, only to find his field was empty.
Fortin, who co-owns Ferme ForThe in Quebec's Eastern Townships, said he initially thought his calves and cows might have got loose, but the presence of tire tracks and a fence that appeared to have been dismantled led him to conclude that something more sinister had occurred.
"All my herd -- close to 75 animals -- were stolen," he said in an interview Monday.
Quebec provincial police confirmed they're investigating what appears to be a case of modern cattle rustling. Police spokesman Louis-Philippe Ruel confirmed police opened a criminal investigation after arriving at the farm in Cookshire-Eaton, Que., on Friday and finding the cattle had "disappeared."
more... https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-...-herd-of-75-cattle-allegedly-stolen-1.6902275
May 27, 2024
Jonathan Fortin woke up Friday morning to check on his herd of Black Angus cattle, only to find his field was empty.
Fortin, who co-owns Ferme ForThe in Quebec's Eastern Townships, said he initially thought his calves and cows might have got loose, but the presence of tire tracks and a fence that appeared to have been dismantled led him to conclude that something more sinister had occurred.
"All my herd -- close to 75 animals -- were stolen," he said in an interview Monday.
Quebec provincial police confirmed they're investigating what appears to be a case of modern cattle rustling. Police spokesman Louis-Philippe Ruel confirmed police opened a criminal investigation after arriving at the farm in Cookshire-Eaton, Que., on Friday and finding the cattle had "disappeared."
more... https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-...-herd-of-75-cattle-allegedly-stolen-1.6902275