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LOCAL A5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Wednesday, May 14, 2008 The StarPhoenix Cattle mutilation mystery returns to Sask. iftTJ-fr 1 If BRIEF Anything that could make that kind of incision took a little bit of skill. kind of makes you think strange things are out there. Kathleen Francis, veterinarian By JanaPruden Saskatchewan News Network REGINA A macabre mystery that pops up around the world has surfaced once again on a secluded Saskatchewan farm. The most recent case of cattle mutilation occurred in the Stockholm area just yards away from where Heather Harris and her husband slept Harris was tending the cattle the next day when she made the grisly discovery.

"It's hard to describe what she looked like," Harris said, recalling finding the cow's corpse. "I told my husband, 'You don't even want to see The pregnant cow was missing its rectum, female organs, udder, navel top and bottom lips, one ear and one eye. The animal's tongue appeared to be cut out Harris said there was no sign of blood in the area and all of the injuries appear to be precise incisions. Harris said there were no signs of struggle in the area, and no tire tracks, footprints or blood anywhere around the animal. The gruesome scenario appears to be Francis, who has been a vet for 1 1 years.

"There was absolutely no blood anywhere around the carcass which was really weird, you know, to be able to make those kinds of cuts without losing blood somewhere on the ground." Francis discounted predators as a possible cause of the cow's death, noting there were no bites or claw marks on the carcass. She said the bloodless wounds could mean some kind of electric cautery unit was involved. "I'm not so convinced I believe the alien theories, but I could certainly go for the cult or that kind of thing happening," she said. "It kind of makes you think strange things are out there." Harris said the experience has left her shaken and unwilling to go outside by herself at night. But after reading up on some of the theories, Harris says she still isn't sure what to think about the bizarre occurrence.

"I know from what I've seen on the Net they put it down to cults or extraterrestrial but I don't know," she said. "I just know it's very, very freaky." (REGINA LEADER-POST) a classic case of "cow mutilation," a bizarre occurrence attributed variously to natural predators, aliens, government operatives, cults and a variety of other elusive sources. Mutilations first rose to public prominence in the United States in the 1960s, and have continued to surface around the world ever since including from time to time in Saskatchewan. Documented mutilations are remarkably similar and often involve the removal of one ear, the animal's eyes, udders and sexual organs, tongue and lips. They are also characterized by a lack of blood and what appear to be clean incisions.

Many who have studied cow mutilations maintain the deaths are attributed entirely to natural sources, in particular the effects of scavengers and predators, coupled with dehydration and decomposition. But others aren't so sure. Some surmise the mutilations are the work of aliens conducting experiments or gathering genetic information from the animals, and others believe they are conducted by cults or Satanists who use the animals' blood and body parts for rituals. Still others maintain the mutilations to be part of a government conspiracy whether testing high-powered laser weapons or doing covert research about radiation, mad cow disease or other cow illnesses that could spread to humans. After looking at pictures of the remains of Harris' animal, veterinarian Dr.

Kathleen Francis said she was shocked. "Anything that could make that kind of incision took a little bit of skill," said A A A A Lmmt tJ rA CHEVROLET i mm A ik A AAA --r Jw J- TY cy ry y. A A "A A A OWN IT WITH FINANCE RATES A5 LOW AS at tux tm 3 sg i JpTQ AS LOW AS Police seek suspects after jogger flashed The Saskatoon Police Serv ice is asking the public for information following a report of indecent exposure earlier this week. On Monday at about 4 p.m., police were called to the riverbank following a report that two men had indecently exposed themselves. A 47-year-old female had been jogging along an east side trail near the Circle Drive Bridge when she was approached by two men on bikes.

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If possible, travel in pairs, stay in populated, well-lit areas and carry a cellphone. Police are asking the two people who assisted the woman, and anyone else with information on this incident or similar incidents, to contact them at 975-8300. Vehicle inspections result in 464 violations A traffic enforcement operation between Wednesday and Saturday last week resulted in 697 vehicles being inspected in Saskatoon by police and vehicle safety inspectors. The Operation Street Sweep spring campaign has so far resulted in police issuing 464 traffic violations and 1,644 traffic warning tickets. The operation is an effort by Saskatoon police and SGI to make sure vehicles on Saskatoon streets are meeting minimum vehicle equipment standards.

City officer speaks at U.S. workshop A Saskatoon city police officer recently shared his specialized knowledge about graffiti at a workshop held in St. Louis, Mo. Del Const Lee Jones was the only Canadian to speak to international representatives from DARE the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program aimed at helping children and adolescents make positive choices. The program has expanded to include information about alternatives to graffiti for children.

Jones is a part of the Saskatoon Police Service anti-graffiti unit formed in 2006, only the second of its kind in Canada Motorcyclist hurt in crash with car A two-vehicle collision on the 4000 block of DeGeer Street Monday sent a 22-year-old man to Royal University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. when a car driven by a woman pulled away from a curb on DeGeer Street to make a U-turn and collided with the motorcycle driven by the man. Saskatoon police are continuing the investigation. More channel cuts on way: Star Choice REGINA (SNN, CNS) Saskatchewan residents who rely on a Star Choice satellite for their television services are noticing a glaring absence from their list of channels.

Last week the satellite service provider pulled five television stations from its essentials package, including CBC Saskatchewan. "The main impact will be on our audience and the people that watch us, who depend on us, who I believe firmly have the right to as many journalistic voices as they can access in order to make informed decisions as citizens of this province," said David Kyle, CBC regional director of radio and television for Saskatchewan. Ken Stein, senior vice-president of corporate and regulatory affairs for Star Choice's parent company, Shaw Communications, said the cuts had to be made in order to make room for new "mandatory channels" the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requires Star Choice to carry. "My job is to make sure my customers are happy. If they would like to be able to get their local and regional news from Regina we would love to be able to do that, but we're up against a capacity issue," explained Stein.

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