Someone in Alberta Is Murdering Cows and Carving Them Up

Cows in Alberta are being gunned down for their meat.

Cops in southeast Alberta are on the lookout for some weirdoes/BBQ fanatics that shot and killed two cows this week and then skinned and butchered them.

The cow killer (or killers) made off with premium cuts of meat, leaving the carcasses to rot in a field, according to Consort RCMP. The remains were apparently then eaten by other animals. Gross.

Acting Corp. Jim Countryman told VICE cattle are one of the primary sources of livelihood in the area.

"With the downfall of the oil industry and things slowing down there, crimes like this do tend to creep up."

He more or less said police have no clue why this is happening, though beef prices could be a factor.

"I don't know if there's a black market they can tap into themselves. I have no idea what the motive of this is," he said.

This isn't the first time cows have been targeted for their assets.

Six cows, whose beef was valued at $20,000 [$14,500 USD], were slaughtered in BC over a period of several months this year. Their remains were once again left behind after select cuts of meat were taken.

Cow rustling is on the rise in parts of Canada, in part due to soaring beef prices. Over the past two years, sirloin has gone up 44 percent in value to $24 [$17 USD] a kilo.

If it turns out the crimes aren't hanger-motivated, however, this shit is just creepy as hell.

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