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Quebec’s farmers union is asking for assist to spherical up a herd of runaway cattle which were wreaking havoc in farmers’ fields close to a small city within the Mauricie area.
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In a submit on Fb, the regional chapter of the Union des producteurs agricoles is asking farmers to volunteer their abilities and tools because it plans to aim to seize the cattle on Sunday.
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The 20 or so younger animals have been on the lam close to St-Sévère since they jumped out of their subject in late July and have evaded earlier makes an attempt to recapture them — together with efforts by a workforce of cowboys from the close by city of St-Tite, which is house to an annual rodeo.
The province’s Agriculture division, which describes the scenario as “complicated and unprecedented,” says it has despatched a workforce to the city to assist develop a plan to recapture the cattle.
The mayor of St-Sévère, Jean-Yves St-Arnaud, informed the Canadian Press on Wednesday that he had tried to name the Agriculture division however was informed it doesn’t take care of breeding animals.
He mentioned the cows have brought about greater than $20,000 in injury because the escape.
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