As all of us that live in the Montello area know life can be hard, and animal deaths are almost common place. Yesterday was one of the hard days, as JT received a call that no cattle rancher wants to hear. A cow was stuck in a cattle guard. Unable to reach any cowboys in the area, JT drove out to the site. An Elko county sheriff had found the cow and requested his dispatch to contact the ranch. When JT arrived, it was obvious the cow would have to be put down. Both back legs were wedged in the cattle guard, broken and protruding through the skin.
The sheriff put the cow down as humanely as possible. The cow will be butchered with the meat to be distributed to the cowboys. Both the sheriff and JT were saddened by this event, but knew they had no choice.
No comments:
Post a Comment