Grant County bull mutilation under investigation

GRANT COUNTY – A recent case of cattle mutilation is being investigated. Folks in the Ritter area recently contacted our newsroom regarding an incident that was believed to have occurred on November 26^th on private property, off Ritter Road in Grant County. An adult bull was found dead with its entire snout cleanly removed, the tongue removed, the eyelids cut away with precision, and its penis removed–with the testicles still intact.

Elkhorn Media Group conducted an interview with the bull’s owner who wished to remain anonymous. According to the rancher, peculiar things about the scene include no spilled blood around the very grisly site; no tracks, footprints or other signs of human activity were detected; and no scavengers like ravens, buzzards, or coyotes would touch the carcass. Also, they couldn’t determine the cause of death, although, it did appear the animal had struggled from where it lay prior to its death. It was first reported to the rancher from a local delivery driver who spotted the dead animal from the road.

The rancher said two deputies from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office went out to look at the scene. Our newsroom has reached out to the Sheriff’s Office and are awaiting a response regarding their findings.

Multiple cases of cattle mutilation have been reported over the past few years in Eastern Oregon. The same rancher in the aforementioned interview noted that another animal of theirs had been killed and mutilated “a couple of years ago.”

There are similarities between the recent mutilation and those of cases in the past. Our newsroom reported on a bull mutilation in Wheeler County back in 2021:

On August 14th, 2021, the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a possible mutilation of a bull in the Mitchell area. The Sheriff’s Office responded and confirmed a bull, owned by Michiel Brown of Greenbar Ranch, had been killed and mutilated on his private property. The incident occurred approximately August 11th or 12th. The bull’s nose, tongue, left cheek, ear and eye, reproductive tract and part of his tail were all removed.  Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office.

Producers and livestock owners who come across cases of mutilated livestock are encouraged to contact law enforcement. Also, feel free to reach out to our newsroom by emailing news@elkhornmediagroup.com.

(Scroll to the bottom of the page to view the uncensored images of the recently mutilated bull. WARNING: Images are graphic.)

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