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Police called after man butchers cow in his driveway
Ogden(?) Standard-Examiner ^ | 6 Sep | Gurrister

Posted on 09/07/2011 8:14:23 PM PDT by flowerplough

Charges may ensue for an Ogden man who startled the neighbors by butchering a cow in his driveway over the weekend.

Police were called to the scene at 1:44 p.m. Sunday after the cow's owner began harvesting the animal. A patrolman was responding to a caller who saw a cow being trailered to the home in the 2700 block of Gramercy Avenue.

The caller then reported hearing the cow's audible mooing, followed by what sounded like a gunshot, said Police Lt. Troy Burnett. Then the mooing stopped.

The patrolman's report said when he arrived at the scene a half-block above Monroe Boulevard, "the cow was in the process of losing its head," Burnett said.

The man sawing at the animal's neck, the owner of the beef, denied shooting the cow on the premises, telling the officer the animal had been dispatched outside the city limits.

The officer took the information and filed a report that will be screened by the city attorney's office for possible charges, Burnett said.

"I assume the patrolman had them make arrangements to do the butchering out of plain view," he said.

"It boggles my mind," Burnett said. "It's not illegal, but it's absurd that people would think slaughtering a cow in their driveway is OK. Maybe on the west side of the county on one of the farms. But in the middle of a high density residential area?"

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TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: beef; emergencyprep; moooo
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To: Venturer
Of course they don't bury cows...

It's been a long time since I read the Nero Wolfe story Some Buried Caesar, but as I recall the bovine American named Caesar was of the male variety.

61 posted on 09/07/2011 9:57:17 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Slings and Arrows

Oh. My. Gosh. Thanks for the huge laugh. Missed that thread the first time around LOL.


62 posted on 09/07/2011 10:10:49 PM PDT by Reddy (B.O. stinks)
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To: flowerplough

If it isn’t against the law then why would he be guilty of any other charge?


63 posted on 09/07/2011 10:11:31 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Slings and Arrows

Wouldn’t this thread just be “Moo...[BANG!]”?


64 posted on 09/07/2011 10:16:47 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: Harpo Speaks

I grew up in the country and this was fairly normal back where I was from.


65 posted on 09/07/2011 10:35:41 PM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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To: wrench

We used to use an old swing set for deer.


66 posted on 09/07/2011 10:41:33 PM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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To: MediaMole

Well whenever we used to see someone butchering up a cow or deer, we would stop by to see if they needed any help. Usually a cookout would follow the completion of the task.


67 posted on 09/07/2011 10:44:37 PM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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To: flowerplough

I’m not sure if it’s the lack of sleep or some sort of moral deficiency...but I’m laughing uncontrollably at this thread.


68 posted on 09/07/2011 10:46:46 PM PDT by diplomatic_immunity
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To: packrat35

Now that was real nice of you! A little fun for them before...well, dinner?


69 posted on 09/07/2011 10:47:32 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: diplomatic_immunity

Probably both, I am getting a good laugh myself.


70 posted on 09/07/2011 10:49:58 PM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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To: glock rocks

YOU need a HUG???? A cow was mercilessly slaughtered in public and YOU need a HUG?

Sick, grock. Sick. Selfish, too.

2-1/2 minute time out for you mister.

;)


71 posted on 09/07/2011 10:54:01 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: cripplecreek
"it's not illegal, but..."

If you think about it, you actually here that a lot. I'll give you one example, after which I'm sure you'll be able to think of others:

Tobacco is perfectly legal.

You just can't smoke it anywhere.

72 posted on 09/07/2011 10:57:12 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (I have been called intolerant. It's true. I refuse to tolerate the intolerable.)
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To: MediaMole

I agree. A good neighbor will let you use his Bobcat to remove brush, even help you burn it. But a HOA won’t let you keep a tractor, or even some brush, let alone burn it.


73 posted on 09/07/2011 10:57:25 PM PDT by irishtenor (Everything in moderation, however, too much whiskey is just enough... Mark Twain)
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To: ExGeeEye
I really do know the difference between "here" and "hear". I was testing all of you.

Most of you failed, and I despair for the Nation.

/off in a huff

74 posted on 09/07/2011 11:05:00 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (I have been called intolerant. It's true. I refuse to tolerate the intolerable.)
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To: cripplecreek
"The neighbor would fall over dead if she saw how we gut rabbits in the woods around here. (no cutting involved)"

Ok, now I'm curious. When I used to hunt rabbits, I would twist the heads off so I didn't have to carry the excess weight around, but do you gut a rabbit without a knife ?

75 posted on 09/07/2011 11:19:00 PM PDT by EN1 Sailor (I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness)
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To: EN1 Sailor

Dang..........that’s “but HOW do you gut a rabbit without a knife?”


76 posted on 09/07/2011 11:20:34 PM PDT by EN1 Sailor (I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness)
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To: Nonsense Unlimited

I know you weren’t asking me but might I butt in and say it wouldn’t be an “inconvienence” but it is barbaric. You just don’t kill and carve up large animals on your driveway when you live right next to people. AND it would freak me out cuz I get sick at the sight of a lot of blood. Physically and spiritually sick. Others might too. Ya just don’t do it.


77 posted on 09/07/2011 11:23:52 PM PDT by kelly4c
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To: EN1 Sailor

BFL..I’m morbidly curious myself.


78 posted on 09/08/2011 1:52:28 AM PDT by Fire_on_High (Stupid should hurt.)
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To: Revolting cat!

I’ve only ever butchered one cow in my driveway. The rest were done in my back yard.


79 posted on 09/08/2011 3:39:33 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: chris_bdba

If it isn’t against the law then why would he be guilty of any other charge?

Big Brother and his acolytes will not tolerate people doing things for themselves.


80 posted on 09/08/2011 3:45:15 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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