Posted on 12/28/2012 11:50:59 AM PST by JoeProBono
STJARNHOV, Sweden, - Police in Sweden said they are searching for 69 cows that vanished from a farm on the day they were to be slaughtered.
Farmer Claes Roempke, 47, of Stjarnhov, said he was baffled by the disappearance of the cows, which he valued at about $107,600, Swedish news agency TT/The Local.se reported Friday.
"When I opened the gate, I saw the animals were gone," Roempke said. "I have no idea where they've been taken. I hope they are alive and are OK."
Police said they are investigating the incident.
"We have the ID number of all the cows and will match them with the Jordbruksverket (the Swedish Board of Agriculture) register," police spokesman Thomas Tellebro said. "But it is hard to get hold of people during the Christmas holiday period."
He said it is unlikely the thieves took the cows to a slaughterhouse.
"It's not easy to get rid of cows. If someone comes with 69 cows to a typical slaughterhouse, the cows must be registered and that's how the slaughterhouse sees where the cows came from," Tellebro said.
Our mom had a small group of friends who came around once every several weeks and they would play *cards*. Mom collected tea cups and each cup 'n saucer had a matching cake plate. She'd get these out, plus *Elsie* the cow creamer and set the table with sweets for her card-club ladies. They were very sweet and innocent times, although we never stopped hearing about the threat of Communism and practiced for nuclear blasts that never came. Good memories.
I don't know where today, these types of gatherings still occur...we've *come a long way baby.*
Operation "Stampede" is a go... everyone meet in the south pasture at midnight... spread the word.
My thoughts exactly... LOL...
Where can I get a pair of those? :-)
Clearly, he’s guilty of Burgerlary in the 1st Degree!
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