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  1. Cattle mutilation - Wikipedia

    • Cattle mutilation (also known as bovine excision and unexplained livestock death, or animal mutilation) is the killing and mutilation of cattle under supposedly unusual, usually bloodless circumstances. This phenomenon has been observed among wild animals as well. Worldwide, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, rabbits, cats, dogs, bison, moose, de… See more

    Early history

    The earliest known documented outbreak of unexplained livestock deaths occurred in early 1606 "...about the city of … See more

    Cattle mutilations 1973-1980

    Waves of cattle mutilations were reported in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico.
    In April 1973, sheriffs in Western Iowa reported unidentified helicopters involved in cattle and p… See more

    Later incidents

    Many cases of mutilation have been reported worldwide since the 1967 Snippy incident, chiefly in the Americas and Australia. In South America, an estimated 3,500 incidents have occurred since 2002, when arou… See more

     
  1. The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation

  2. The 1970s Cow Mutilation Mystery - JSTOR Daily

  3. Cattle mutilations: One researcher's theory on what's …

    Sep 9, 2021 · According to FBI records, thousands of killings and apparent mutilations of cattle have happened since the 1970s. In each case, a cow or bull is found dead with body parts such as eyes, tongues...

  4. Mysterious mutilations: Who or what is killing these cattle?

  5. 'Not One Drop Of Blood': Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated …

    Oct 8, 2019 · Five young purebred bulls mysteriously showed up dead on the ranch this past summer, drained of blood and with body parts precisely removed. The ranch's vice president, Colby Marshall, drives his...

  6. The Enduring Panic About Cow Mutilations - The New …

    May 8, 2023 · Nowadays, reports of cattle mutilation are often linked to speculation about extraterrestrial activity, but, in the seventies, many people believed that sinister government forces were to blame....

  7. Six cattle that died mysteriously in Texas had their …

    Apr 22, 2023 · Six cattle died mysteriously in Texas, with their tongues removed, the hide around one side of their mouths gone and no blood spilled, authorities said this week. The cause of death for the...

  8. Let’s Talk About Cattle Mutilations - Modern Farmer

    Mar 10, 2021 · These particular types of deaths are usually referred to as “cattle mutilation,” and they have a very strange, conspiracy-ridden history. There are certain things in common. The cattle will be missing certain body parts, …

  9. FBI Records: The Vault — Animal Mutilation