- Note - This story also appeared on MSNBC. The amusing
aspect to this is that cattle (and horse and other animals) have been being
routinely mutilated here in the US for over 30 years...at least. -ed
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- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
- Argentina is sending its own "X-Files" scientists to probe
strange deaths of farm animals found dissected, mutilated and drained of
blood on remote Pampa plains, killings some have blamed on aliens. At least
70 animals were reported killed in recent weeks, some with their genitals
and tongues pulled out with surgical precision surrounded by charred grass
with no signs of blood stains. One horse's hoof had a circle drawn into
it.
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- "It's very strange. We are sending a team of technicians
to take samples and perform the necessary studies to see if we can find
a scientific explanation for this," said a spokesman for the animal
health inspection service Senasa, which is sending veterinarians to perform
autopsies.
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- In the massively popular TV series "The X-Files",
FBI scientists probed unusual and paranormal cases, often strange deaths
involving bodies mutilated by suspected aliens.
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- Frightened farmers in the far-flung plains of Argentina
said there have been no signs that the animals had been attacked by the
likes of wild boars - and were quick to highlight that the meat of the
animals had been untouched in a land where hunger is widespread and cattle
theft is growing.
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- Some local inhabitants in La Pampa province said they
saw bright lights in the night sky near one site of mutilations.
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- "I'd have to say I side with the paranormals on
this one. It has to be something from beyond the Earth," said Felipe,
a farmer north of the capital Santa Rosa.
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- "The way the entrails were removed through a burn-like
incision in the cow's rear-end is very strange," he added.
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