Cattle Mutilation
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Henry County - Who would cut the tongues and take the reproductive organs from several cows? That's the mystery police in a small town 90 miles away from Kansas City are dealing with.

Robert Hills, Henry County Sheriff's Chief Deputy, says the first cow was discovered in December of 2011, the second and third this summer. All were female cows and were owned by rancher Lyn Mitchell.

"We couldn't see any since of trauma, and it doesn't appear that there was any type of wild animal, such coyotes, that were involved," Hills told KMOX.

The first cow discovered on Mitchell's ranch had her tongue and ear removed. Mitchell told KSHB-TV she assumed the mutilation was part of a sacrificial ritual or just teenagers, so she didn't report it.

The next two discovered on July 9th and 19th of this year had their tongues removed along with their udders, anus, reproductive organs, and ears. A veterinarian wasn't called to examine the first two cows. But one did examine the third one.

Mitchell said the veterinarian told her the cuts to the cow was precise and surgical. Also what seems to be the common denominator of all these incidents is the lack of blood and other bodily fluids surrounding the area and inside the animal.

Mitchell told the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) that the third cow's heart was removed and exposed, but was not taken. She believes that maybe whoever did this was interrupted and she does not rule out the possibility of aliens.

Deputy Hills says decomposition of animals in the summer can cause a certain type of bloating.

"In some cases its apparent that theses are tears, and in other cases they may look like an incision and that's what their described as."

A veterinarian's report on the third cow is not yet complete. Until then, Hills says this remains an open investigation.

"We're having to look at this from two sides," says Hills. "Some people believe that there are aliens that are involved in this or the possibility of the occult going to the other end of the spectrum, we've talked to other people that say that just when cows die that's what happens to their bodies."

"We know that there have been quite a few deaths of cattle this year in Missouri due to the ergot fungus that may have lead to these animals deaths. We're just not able to determine what the cause of death is at this point," Hills says.