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Cattle rustling and trespassing cows
The Missouri Legislature has voted to override Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s veto of an agriculture bill that a state ag leader says will send a strong message to cattle rustlers and animal rights activists. Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Mike Deering tells Brownfield Ag News this is a HUGE victory and will, for one thing, increase the penalties for cattle rustling, a menacing problem in Southwest Missouri.
In addition, Senate Bill nine will fix the animal abuse and neglect statute, removing the stigma of producers being charged with animal abuse if their cattle get out onto neighboring properties, “Animal extremist groups like HSUS love to see innocent cattle producers charged with animal abuse and we need to stop it. Because of this override we ARE going to stop it.”
Deering says this is another example of Missouri agriculture groups coming together in recent years to stand up for issues that are extremely important to them and the future of agriculture in this state.
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