| CUCHILLO CO --"El Diario"
(La Pampa) reports that Cuchillo Có was among the most affected
areas during last years cattle mutilation wave that appears, never ceased
altogether. The provincial government, Director of the Ministry of Production,
Nestor Alcala, coordinated the sending of veterinarians to the Cuchillo
Có area to examine the bovine found mutilated in recent hours in
a rural estate. "I asked Juan (Isequilla) to conduct an urgent experts'
analysis and send people to verify any signs that may be found," explained
Alcalá. The official furthermore stated that he is not opposed to meeting with area ranchers who are demanding a thorough explanation of these events. The minister pointed out that "we were unable to find anything because the previous cases involved animals in a state of decomposition and no observations could be made." "This case interest me because this rancher speaks of a considerable number of mutilated animals. This is why we want to see them and analyze them," added Alcalá. The young rancher who filed his complaint with the Cuchillo Có police is the same cattleman who was affected by similar losses last March on twelve separate occasions. "This can't go on. The number of mutilated animals stands at 17 and we haven't found a way of stopping these strange events. |