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<blockquote data-quote="Texas Gal" data-source="post: 674373" data-attributes="member: 2570"><p><em>try this story on for size...some people shouldn't own animals of any kind; heck, some people shouldn't be allowed to live.</em></p><p></p><p>23 cows found dead in Denton County</p><p></p><p>05:32 PM CDT on Monday, June 29, 2009</p><p>By LOWELL BROWN / The Denton Record-Chronicle <a href="mailto:lmbrown@dentonrc.com">lmbrown@dentonrc.com</a> </p><p></p><p>Denton County authorities are investigating after finding 23 dead cows Monday in a field just west of Ray Roberts Lake. An animal control officer responded to the 2100 block of McReynolds Road at about 9 a.m. after receiving a tip about dead livestock, said Tom Reedy, a spokesman for the Denton County Sheriff's Office. The officer found 23 Black Angus cows that had been dead approximately five days, along with one cow that was still alive, Reedy said."We have talked to the field hand, and he says that it appears that the gate between the two pastures got shut somehow and they [the cows] could not get to the water," Reedy said. "No criminal charges have been filed, but we are doing an investigation to see if they should be. If they should be, they will be." Reedy said the cows were about 2 years old. Their value was estimated at $11,500.</p><p></p><p><em>All I could think was how badly those cows suffered last week with the 100+ degree heat AND NO WATER!!! </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas Gal, post: 674373, member: 2570"] [i]try this story on for size...some people shouldn't own animals of any kind; heck, some people shouldn't be allowed to live.[/i] 23 cows found dead in Denton County 05:32 PM CDT on Monday, June 29, 2009 By LOWELL BROWN / The Denton Record-Chronicle [email=lmbrown@dentonrc.com]lmbrown@dentonrc.com[/email] Denton County authorities are investigating after finding 23 dead cows Monday in a field just west of Ray Roberts Lake. An animal control officer responded to the 2100 block of McReynolds Road at about 9 a.m. after receiving a tip about dead livestock, said Tom Reedy, a spokesman for the Denton County Sheriff’s Office. The officer found 23 Black Angus cows that had been dead approximately five days, along with one cow that was still alive, Reedy said.“We have talked to the field hand, and he says that it appears that the gate between the two pastures got shut somehow and they [the cows] could not get to the water,” Reedy said. “No criminal charges have been filed, but we are doing an investigation to see if they should be. If they should be, they will be.” Reedy said the cows were about 2 years old. Their value was estimated at $11,500. [i]All I could think was how badly those cows suffered last week with the 100+ degree heat AND NO WATER!!! [/i] [/QUOTE]
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