Cows in Texas had their tongues, genitals, and anuses removed with 'precision' cuts but...

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there was no blood left behind at the bizarre scenes, officials say

Six cattle were found dead in suspicious scenes across Madison County, Texas, this week — each with their tongues removed and no signs of a struggle, according to officials.

Madison County Sheriff's Department officials said in a statement posted to Facebook on Wednesday that each of the six cows had been found lying on its side, deceased, and mutilated. The first cow, a 6-year-old longhorn, was found by its owners on their ranch.

"A straight, clean cut, with apparent precision, had been made to remove the hide around the cow's mouth on one side, leaving the meat under the removed hide untouched," the statement read. "The tongue was also completely removed from the body with no blood spill. It was noted there were no signs of struggle and the grass around the cow was undisturbed. No footprints or tire tracks were noted in the area. "

https://www.insider.com/madison-county-texas-cows-mutilated-precision-cuts-mysterious-scene-report-2023-4

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. I used to read a lot about cattle mutilations.

This happens to horses, too. It's not a new phenomenon. Lots of theories about what's behind it, including UFO's and secret government machinations. So if anybody really knows, they ain't saying. It's a gruesome phenomenon for sure. Those poor animals.

[milestogo]

2. Yeah, its been reported in lots of places for a long time.

Canada too. Baffles everyone.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. It's been years since I've come across any accounts of it! Hope the mystery is solved eventually.

[SomedayKindaLove]

6. New Mexico in the 90's

Seemed to to be a hotbed for this kind of activity. Pretty much the exact description of the scenes from 30 years ago. Precision cuts, perfect spheres gouged from cattle’s hind, no blood, no sign of struggle.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. I remember! Christopher O'Brien wrote some really interesting books about them.

Did you ever read any of his work?

[whathehell]

4. OMG..Sounds like horrific torture!

Please tell me this torture didn't happen while the animals were still alive and conscious.

[Lovie777]

5. This has been going on at least for decades..........

and crop/grass/land markings.

It have never left.

[Harker]

8. Back in the 80s I ran into a purported expert on cattle mutilations at a grocery store.

There were numerous packages of beef in his cart.

[2naSalit]

9. They're Baaack!

It's been a while since I've seen any stories like this but I've heard of sprees in the past. Gruesome. And nobody has revealed whet it is in all these years.

[Dear_Prudence]

10. Natural, gruesome, science-based explanation

This is an old story coming back to haunt us. I am guided by Occum's razor, which is to choose the least complicated possible explanation. So here is an old article with one of those natural explanations. But yuck! (NSFDR i.e., not safe for dining reading.)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1681190/

[Kali]

14. thank you

I have seen a lot of dead cattle and any number could have contributed to this conspiracy crap - all are completely natural. now, what they may have died of originally might be a concern - assholes shooting them, or some kind of poisoning, but the "surgical" cuts and missing soft tissue is totally normal.

[Dear_Prudence]

11. Rough month

I have had a rough month health-wise, but I have survived despite the poor odds. So mortality has been on my mind. This subject of cattle death and decay reminds me of a poem I used to present in the college biology course that I taught. I would introduce many of the scientific terms and concepts around decomposition using the poem. If you are in a mood to ponder mortality, this poem may interest you too.

https://allpoetry.com/The-Groundhog

[James48]

12. "No credible evidence"

Yeh- right.


https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/04/21/no-credible-evidence-of-alien-ufo-activity-pentagon-official-says/

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/04/21/no-credible-evidence-of-alien-ufo-activity-pentagon-official-says/

[SouthernDem4ever]

13. So we have serial cow mutilators

I would lean toward the cause being some weird twisted cult before entertaining the idea of aliens. Either way, it's a criminal offense and I hope they are caught.

[CaptainTruth]

15. I know what it was...

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16. cattle "mutilation" ...

https://www.skepdic.com/cattle.html

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The belief that aliens or Satanists have been killing and mutilating thousands of animals is supported by little more than an argument to ignorance: Since there is a lack of evidence that they aren't responsible for the deaths or the post mortem conditions of the animals, it follows that the aliens and Satanists are responsible. Defenders of this view reject the notion that there could be an earthly and naturalistic explanation. They are convinced that aliens need cow blood and organs for their experiments and that Satanists need bodies or body parts for their rituals. What seems most convincing to the true believers is that "wounds" or missing organs—such as the tongue and the genitalia—seem completely inexplicable to them in any but mysterious terms, i.e., alien or Satanic surgeons. Naturalistic explanations in terms of diseases and predators (skunks, buzzards, weasels, etc.), insects (such as blowflies and maggots), or birds are to no avail, even though the most thorough examination of so-called cattle mutilations concluded there was nothing mysterious that needed explaining (Rommel 1980). It is useless to note that insects and animals often devour the vulnerable mucous membranes and the softer parts of dead animals such as the genitalia, instead of trying to burrow through the cowhide. It is pointless to note that incisions to a carcass by the teeth of predators or scavengers often resemble knife cuts. It is pointless to note that bloating often leads to skin splitting in straight lines resembling incision and exposing internal organs. It is of no use to point out that there is little or no blood oozing from the wounds because blood settles, the heart does not pump when an animal is dead, and insects devour the blood that does spill out. And it is certainly pointless to describe the experiment done by the Washington County (Arkansas) Sheriff's Department. They placed a dead cow in a field and had observers watch what happened over the next 48 hours. When they reported that bloating led to incision-like tears in the skin and that blowflies and maggots had cleaned out the soft tissue so that the carcass looked exactly like those that had been attributed to aliens or satanic cultists, they were generally ignored by the community of true believers.

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Of course, inquiring minds want to know why beings with the intelligence and power to travel billions of miles to our planet would spend their time mutilating cows, experimenting on otherwise unremarkable people, or carving up wheat fields. They need cow blood and glands for food and experiments. They are harvesting enzymes and are working on a genetic engineering project that will blend the Gray race (the aliens) with a Nordic race so they can interface with humans better. They are altering cow DNA to create some sort of artificial life form. They are carving up wheat fields with ever more elaborate designs to impress upon us how intelligent they are. Why would they come here and behave so preposterously? They're aliens and are beyond our comprehension. Nothing is preposterous for beings who are beyond our comprehension.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Thanks for posting this. I had read this years ago, but couldn't remember all the details.

Going to try to remember Wash. Co. (AR) Sheriff for future rebuttals.

Oh, and "spontaneous" human combustion has been explained away as well.

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19. Aliens can break laws of physics, leave no trace but their technology lack animal pieces from Earth.

[eppur_se_muova]

20. Aliens work in mysterious ways, which it is not ours to question. nt

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21. Alien mood music ...

[Mosby]

17. Why is this in the lounge?

JFC.

[Kali]

22. because it is a joke?

[TreasonousBastard]

23. The aliens have travelled billions of miles, but in that time...

have had little of their native food to enjoy. They have, however, suddenly acquired a taste for our food animals and are collecting samples according to their own butchery practices.

This shows that a proper trade relationship can be forged.

Need I mention

[FSogol]

24. Hey, did you all hear that they're taking the word gullible out of the dictionary?

[Cheezoholic]

25. Its because these guys are back

[Lasher]

26. Locking after a discussion among forum hosts.

We don't think this is Lounge material. May I suggest the Creative Speculation Group instead?