$20,000 reward for information on Utah livestock killings
Aug 1, 2022, 2:19 PM | Updated: Aug 2, 2022, 2:42 pm
(Juab County Sheriff's Department)
SALT LAKE CITY — Juab County sheriff’s deputies launched an investigation into three iof suspicious livestock killings.
All three incidents happened in the Levan and Mills area.
A reward poster said $20,000 is possible for tips that lead to “an arrest and conviction of any person involved in the theft, mutilation, or malicious killing of livestock.”
It’s unclear how the three cows were killed but graphic photos on the department’s Facebook page showed some disturbing wounds.
The sheriff’s office asked anyone with information to contact Detective Talbot at the Juab County Sheriff’s Office at (435) 623-1344.
The Utah Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it has seen an alarming increase in the number of reported missing and killed livestock over the last few years.
So far this year, the UDAF has investigated 77 reports of missing cattle, five reports of missing horses and mules, and one sheep. Seven of those animals were recovered.