Cow Carcasses Dumped on Greene County Road

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Updated: 12:23 PM Jan 24, 2012 Cow Carcasses Dumped on Greene County Road The Greene County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case of four calf carcasses discovered last week alongside Teel Mountain Road in Greene County. Posted: 6:07 PM Jan 23, 2012 Reporter: Carter Johnson Email Address: carter.johnson@newsplex.com	Courtesy: Michael Dodson

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January 23, 2012

While walking on an isolated road in Greene County last week, Michael Dodson found four calves dumped alongside Teel Mountain Road a few miles north of Stanardsville. He shared pictures of the gruesome scene in an interview with CBS19 on Monday.

"It was very cold so [the carcasses] were more or less frozen," he recalled. "Just coming out here and finding this in the middle of nowhere, it was very disturbing to say the least."

Many neighbors complained about the animals being dumped in an otherwise pleasant and serene area. The animals were removed from the road by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident, but has not indicated if they have any leads.

"They could have found a better way of disposing them, but just dumping them on the side of the road is not right," said Dodson. "I think most of the residents in Greene would be pretty upset that this is happening here."

Authorities say it is illegal to dump animals along the side of a road. And Dodson says this isn't the first time he has found animal carcasses along side of a road. He says he has found deer carcasses during hunting season.

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Posted by: BurgerKingSays Location: DownTheStreet on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:52 PM

Not good news but if you think of "it" as Ground Beef, does that help? Na, me neither.

Posted by: Alecto Location: USA on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:15 PM

They don't look like new-borns. I wonder if they died of natural causes or if they were killed. I know cows are calving now, but if they get up and nurse right away, even in winter, they do very well. I suspect more foul play than just the dumping.

Posted by: Daisy Duke Shorts on Jan 24, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Since when is a calf referred to as a full size cow?

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