Stock thieves target pregnant cows

Heard of cattle PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Heard of cattle PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Livestock owners have been urged to be extra vigilant as thieves’ modus operandi seems to be to target pregnant cows.

In the ongoing Kgomokhumo Operation, the police informed farmers they have established a new wave of stock theft in which thieves target pregnant cows as they appear to be meaty.

In an interview with The Monitor, the Botswana Police Service's (BPS) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Dipheko Motube said they have observed that stock thieves hang around grazing areas, especially by the pans where animals go to drink water, to rustle pregnant cows and unbranded calves. Motube said they continue to arrest stock theft suspects and confiscate stolen beasts which mostly are pregnant cows, an indication that indeed stock theft has become a paying job for most people, especially butcheries.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up