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No Arrests, Reward Money Increased In Cow Strangulation Case
July 7, 2011
Reward money as been increased to $2,850 for an arrest and conviction in the Memorial Day strangulation of a pregnant cow in Enon.
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the cow’s death. The Junior Humane Society/United Humanitarians is now offering an additional $350 reward.
The owner of the pet Jersey cow found the animal dead in a pasture just behind his house on Highway 97-A Memorial Day morning as he checked on his animals. Thin twine — often called grass string – had been tied several times around the cow’s neck and had apparently strangled the animal as it was dragged through the pasture. The cow was found on its side, with its head upside down and its horns pushed several inches into the dirt.
Authorities suspect the death could have results from a prank gone wrong since school was about to end and the cow’s owner is a school bus driver.
“Viciously killing a pregnant cow for an apparent prank is an inexcusably cruel crime and anyone who would do that can be capable of hurting people, too,” said Jennifer Hobgood, Florida state director for The Humane Society of the United States. “We hope our reward helps bring justice in this horrible case.”
For more photos, click here. (Warning: Some readers may find the photos disturbing.)
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Frank Way at (850) 256-6196.
Pictured: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office crime scene investigator photographs a pregnant cow that was apparently strangled to death in Enon. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photo, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “No Arrests, Reward Money Increased In Cow Strangulation Case”
This was a cruel and senseless and mean thing thing to do…I hope they catch the person/persons responsible and give them years and years in jail!
hoowhee, close to 3 thousand dollars! whoever did this should just turn themselves in, and be done with it. they are going to catch up to them in no time with the reward money going up higher. smile. think about it. if they turn themselves in, they may go lighter on sentencing, seeing as they are taking responsibility for their actions and saving the humane society from having to dole out the reward money. i’m sure the humane society could really use that cash reward for something else. it’s not like the olden days when they strung up a person for messing with a man’s livestock.
I’t m sure the people who dun this just dun’t get it.,
I hope one day soon THEY DO GET IT! This was a heartless inhumane
act by a person with no heart. It is really hard to say if not caught what
their next criminal act will be.