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Demovictory9

(32,323 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 10:22 PM Mar 2018

Hundreds of dead cows, some stacked 10-feet-high, found on Humboldt rancher's property





A Humboldt County rancher was arrested Monday after a five-month investigation led authorities to hundreds of malnourished and dead livestock strewn across the suspect's land.

Humboldt, state and federal officials said they discovered up to 300 deceased cows, some stacked in 10-foot-high piles or heaped in and near waterways, on four properties owned by Raymond Frank Christie.


Many of the Humboldt rancher's still-living cattle were malnourished, held in cramped quarters and lacked ample access to feed, the county said in a press release. Authorities also said they discovered multiple dogs being kept in unsanitary conditions without water or adequate space to move freely.


Beside the apparent animal abuse, various agencies reported a slew of additional violations on Christie's properties, ranging from improper disposal of solid waste, illegal stream bed alterations and various building code violations.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/dead-cows-pile-humboldt-ranch-christie-arrest-12770838.php
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Hundreds of dead cows, some stacked 10-feet-high, found on Humboldt rancher's property (Original Post) Demovictory9 Mar 2018 OP
Wtf MFM008 Mar 2018 #1
Agreed. Glad they arrested him rather then treating the cows as "THINGS" to be mistreated. Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #5
he wasn't treating his dogs so well either Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #7
OMG! WTF! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #2
Strange story. Flaleftist Mar 2018 #3
Ugh. I clicked on the headline, because I thought it was a UFO story jberryhill Mar 2018 #4
Sick bastard! IluvPitties Mar 2018 #6
DU has assured me that we shouldnt Codeine Mar 2018 #8
i read. so sad. folks without a soul Demovictory9 Mar 2018 #9

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
3. Strange story.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 10:32 PM
Mar 2018

If he knew he couldn’t afford to feed them, why not sell them instead of letting them starve?

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
8. DU has assured me that we shouldnt
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 10:48 PM
Mar 2018

be at all concerned with the treatment of “food”, so move along, nothing to see here.

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