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Reward increases for alpaca slaying

By Mike Heine ( Contact ) January 9, 2008 - 4:41 p.m.

Moved by cruelty of the crime, an Oklahoma family started a fund drive to collect reward money with hopes of solving an animal cruelty case in Delavan.

On Oct. 10, Tana Ward noticed one of her baby alpacas was missing from the pasture at Willow Tan Farm on County O north of Delavan. She found the 5-day-old baby alpaca, called a cria, beheaded and laying in the pasture. The head was missing.

The alpaca community stirred uneasily since the incident and Jess and Cookie Bowers of Owasso, Okla., felt the need to do something about it.

The two have started a collection fund to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who beheaded the animal.

Using Web sites to get the word out, they’ve collected $4,500 from 110 alpaca breeders in 32 states, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. They will add it to the $2,500 offered by the Humane Society of the United States and the $500 offered by the Animal Defense Council.

Police still have no leads into the case, sheriff’s Capt. Scott McClory said.

Read more in tomorrow's Janesville Gazette.

hannah
Jan 10, 2008 at 1:33 p.m.
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wrong story stupid

garyprimer
Jan 10, 2008 at 1:11 p.m.
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Keep your stench on your own porch.

hannah
Jan 10, 2008 at 1:07 p.m.
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garyprimer,cows on purpose stupid, not slayed!!! what if someone did that to your pet. to bad for you jerk. also not just slayed its vandalism!!!!

MYYEAR08
Jan 10, 2008 at 12:10 p.m.
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It was probably one of those staving Janesville teachers . Needing food .

garyprimer
Jan 10, 2008 at 10:15 a.m.
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Over 500,000 cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep will have their heads cut off today in this country. "Happy Meal" anyone?

MYYEAR08
Jan 10, 2008 at 8:13 a.m.
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I sure wish I knew what happened . I would tell everyone and let these poor people keep the reward money . This is a horrible story . What kind of person does something like this ? They need a mental hospital whom ever it is !

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