Cattle farmer furious with protection services action on his property
A local cattle farmer says he and his herd were distressed by what he’s describing as the heavy-handed approach by the province’s Animal Protection Services. However, the provincial agency said they have the right to move onto a property to assist animals in need of protection.
Alex Potoreyko at Porcupine Plain suggested the action by officers on Monday to seize and remove cattle which hadn’t had their hooves trimmed was overkill.
“They’re driving them with horses, the cattle are balling, they’re chasing them around trying to get them into this portable pen they set up,” Potoreyko told paNOW. “They’re stressing 200 animals to capture and supposedly relieve half a dozen.”
He insisted it was unnecessary for officers and wranglers to force themselves onto this property.