It was taken from the paintball on their cows

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Cows on a farm in Saint-Valerien-de-Rimouski have been the target of paintball the end of last week.

Stephanie Gendron

Tuesday, 10 October, 2017 16:57

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SAINT-VALERIEN-DE-RIMOUSKI | At least seven balls of paint have been projected on a herd of cows on a farm in Saint-Valerien-de-Rimouski, in Bas-Saint-Laurent.

By fetching the cows out as usual on Saturday morning, Yves Cimon and Maud-Sophie Bédard have discovered that two of their cows had been targeted by a or paintball guns during the night.

“It is insulting and infuriating. It was a total misunderstanding”, laments Maud-Sophie Bédard. “Why would we take our animals to target ? They just eat, they don’t hurt anyone. This is ridiculous,” she adds.

At least seven bullets have reached their cows, they noted. The animals have thick skin, they have not been injured. But the couple did not know how they reacted when the incident occurred, not knowing if it happened at the beginning or at the end of the night. The tour of their property did not reveal anything, no clue has been discovered.

Cracked

The spokesperson of the Union of agricultural producers has never heard of a situation of the kind. “If this is really what happened, it is obviously a gesture completely inadmissible and unacceptable. Let’s hope that the investigation by the Sûreté du Québec to bear fruit quickly. It must be really cracked to do so,” said Patrice Juneau.

The incident came to the ears of the police. The patrol’s pretrial is scheduled every night in the area where the incident occurred, we had it confirmed.

“It has been said that for some time, we will pay particular attention in the evening to the place where it happened,” said Claude Doiron, a spokesman.

The cows Yves Cimon and Maud-Sophie Bédard continued to go outside, the couple having decided not to change their habits. “We want to educate and say this is not a game. There are places for that. The person or persons should be aware that this is not a gesture that is done,” concludes ms. Bédard.