RCMP are investigating after about 50 cattle were reported stolen from a pasture in the RM of Westlake-Gladstone.
Police say the incident took place Tuesday, Oct. 26, and was reported to RCMP the following day.
Chris Moore, the animals’ owner, said he was hauling cattle from the pasture north of Gladstone—about an hour and 20 minutes away from his home in MacGregor—after penning them up that morning.
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The cattle went missing from that corral while Moore was gone.
In total, 25 cows and 24 calves disappeared during the incident.
Moore later took to Twitter to raise the alarm on the theft and ask anyone with information on the incident to come forward.
All animals are Black Angus aged between three and six years old, he posted, while he estimated that calves weighed in at around 700 pounds.
“(C)ows have yellow or white tags and calves have yellow or blue tags,” he posted.
Anyone with information on this incident are asked to contact the Minnedosa RCMP at 204-867-2916. Anonymous calls can also be placed to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com.
