By Liam Verster

Fort St John

Humans ruled out as killers in mysterious livestock deaths in BC Peace

Oct 9, 2019 | 7:41 AM

RCMP have ruled out humans as the killer of the bull and horse in Fort St. John.

The bull was found dead on September 22, and the horse died October 1st. Both were discovered with their genitals missing.

A necropsy done on the horse found the animal died of a perforated bowel, and upon inspection, veterinarians discovered marks in the genital area consistent with that of small animal claws.

A necropsy was performed on the bull, but a cause of death could not be determined.

The BC RCMP Livestock Section said in a press release that the damage done to the animals’ genitals appears to be caused by scavengers, as their first target is almost always soft tissues.

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Fort St. John RCMP say there is still no link between the two incidents.