Florida man charged after shooting neighbor's cow 5 times in chest, leg

[marmar]

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — A North Fort Myers man was arrested Tuesday after he shot his neighbor’s cow multiple times because he was “angry” it jumped over his fence, deputies said.

Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agriculture Unit responded to the ranch on Sharon Drive, where they found the 2-year-old calf on the neighbor’s property with at least five gunshot wounds.

Authorities said the calf had been shot in the guts, chest and rear leg. Body camera video showed the animal laying on the ground and struggling to move as deputies approached.

“He must’ve shot her like several times. I don’t think its shotgun,” one deputy remarked.

The calf’s injuries were so severe a veterinarian determined it needed to be euthanized, the sheriff’s office explained. .................(more)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-man-charged-shooting-neighbor-195841624.html

[magicarpet]

1. That must be that new Florida gun law.

Bang,.. bang,... bang. Shoot 'em dead,... your in your rights with the new - "Stand Your Pasture Law".

[timms139]

2. Idiots and

their kill mentality.

[3Hotdogs]

3. My uncle and family moved to Florida in '49. We visited and he said Florida had an "open pasture" law.

Cattle were allowed free range. Farmers were not required to fence their animals and if one went on your property, you could "shoo" it but not harm it.

If the animal did damage, the farmer was responsible.