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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHundreds 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
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Agreed. Glad they arrested him rather then treating the cows as "THINGS" to be mistreated.
Demovictory9
Mar 2018
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MFM008
(19,776 posts)1. Wtf
Is wrong with some people?
Cows are deserving of our humanity.
We treat them bad enough as it is.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)5. Agreed. Glad they arrested him rather then treating the cows as "THINGS" to be mistreated.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)7. he wasn't treating his dogs so well either
check on his family
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)2. OMG! WTF! n/t
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)3. Strange story.
If he knew he couldnt afford to feed them, why not sell them instead of letting them starve?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)4. Ugh. I clicked on the headline, because I thought it was a UFO story
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)6. Sick bastard!
Codeine
(25,586 posts)8. DU has assured me that we shouldnt
be at all concerned with the treatment of food, so move along, nothing to see here.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)9. i read. so sad. folks without a soul