Cattle Rustling Is An Expensive Problem

With our tough economy a crime from the old west is staging a big comeback. Cattle rustling can be very profitable for the bad guys. They can steal cattle and then sell them at auction in a matter of hours. We talked with a Special Ranger of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association who says it's relatively easy to capture the animals. John Cummings says they can then be sold at full value. In most cases the rustlers will watch a rancher to figure out when he's feeding his animals. When they know the cattle will be congregated in a specific area, they return at night and haul the livestock away. Then they'll travel to an auction that isn't in the immediate area to sell them. But most travel less than 150-miles before they make the sale...more