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Orrington: Runaway cows causing ruckus
by Outspoken on Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:31 am
Orrington: Runaway cows causing ruckus
By Nok-Noi Ricker
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
ORRINGTON, Maine - The suspects are breaking out basically every day and they’re repeat offenders.
That’s what Carla Brown, Orrington’s animal control officer, said Friday about a group of renegade cows owned by local farmer Herbert Henderson.
Brown was dispatched to the area of the farm, which lies near the junction of the Dow Road and Center Drive, twice on Friday — at 6:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. — to round up Henderson’s loose cattle.
The problem is big enough that town selectmen will discuss the runaway cows during their regular meeting on Monday night.
"The cows are getting out just about every day and causing damage to other residences in the town," Brown said. "I have been trying to slowly address the problem. [Recently, around] 90 percent of my time has been rounding up cows."
Cattle have been escaping from the farm for years, and Henderson has been given animal trespass tickets for the at-large animals that date back to at least October 1993, according to court reports printed in the Bangor Daily News.
"It’s not a new issue," Brown said.
At least six residents have complained recently about loose cows, Town Manager Carl Young said on Friday.
"In the last three weeks, a considerable rash of cows [have been reported] escaping their pastures," he said. "Some residents have woken up day after day with … cows in their front yards."
http://bangornews.com/news/t/penobscot.aspx?articleid=168201&zoneid=183
By Nok-Noi Ricker
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
ORRINGTON, Maine - The suspects are breaking out basically every day and they’re repeat offenders.
That’s what Carla Brown, Orrington’s animal control officer, said Friday about a group of renegade cows owned by local farmer Herbert Henderson.
Brown was dispatched to the area of the farm, which lies near the junction of the Dow Road and Center Drive, twice on Friday — at 6:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. — to round up Henderson’s loose cattle.
The problem is big enough that town selectmen will discuss the runaway cows during their regular meeting on Monday night.
"The cows are getting out just about every day and causing damage to other residences in the town," Brown said. "I have been trying to slowly address the problem. [Recently, around] 90 percent of my time has been rounding up cows."
Cattle have been escaping from the farm for years, and Henderson has been given animal trespass tickets for the at-large animals that date back to at least October 1993, according to court reports printed in the Bangor Daily News.
"It’s not a new issue," Brown said.
At least six residents have complained recently about loose cows, Town Manager Carl Young said on Friday.
"In the last three weeks, a considerable rash of cows [have been reported] escaping their pastures," he said. "Some residents have woken up day after day with … cows in their front yards."
http://bangornews.com/news/t/penobscot.aspx?articleid=168201&zoneid=183
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