Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of cattle that went on the run for months last summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of cattle that went on the run for months last summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
JMCMONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.
Yohan Dallaire Boily, a spokesman for the agriculture department, says the cattle were seized from Ferme Clément Lapointe et fils after a recent inspection found the safety and well-being of some of the animals was at risk.
He says the animals will be assessed by a veterinarian and that a report will be submitted to prosecutors, who will determine whether any charges will be laid.
Twenty-four cattle escaped from the farm in Saint-Barnabé, Que., around 130 kilometres northeast of Montreal, in July.
The final members of the herd were not recaptured until January — despite numerous attempts, including one that involved a group of cowboys from a nearby town.
Dallaire Boily says the agriculture department had been conducting frequent inspections since November to ensure that the recaptured animals were being properly treated.
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published May 11, 2023.
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