http://www.cnn.com/2007/W...index.html


KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -- When dozens of chickens went missing from a remote West Bengal village, everyone blamed the neighborhood dogs.

But Ajit Ghosh, the owner of the missing chickens, eventually solved the puzzle when he caught his cow -- a sacred animal for the Hindu family -- gobbling up several of them at night.

"We were shocked to see our calf eating chickens alive," Ghosh told Reuters by phone from Chandpur village, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Kolkata.

The family decided to stand guard at night on Monday at the cow shed which also served as a hen coop, after 48 chickens went missing in a month.

"Instead of the dogs, we watched in horror as the calf, whom we had fondly named Lal, sneak to the coop and grab the little ones with the precision of a jungle cat," Gour Ghosh, his brother, said.

Local television pictures showed the cow grabbing and eating a chicken in seconds and a vet confirmed the case.

"We think lack of vital minerals in the body is causing this behavior. We have taken a look and have asked doctors to look into the case immediately," Mihir Satpathy, a district veterinary officer, said by phone.

"This strange behavior is possible in some exceptional cases," Satpathy said.

Hundreds of villagers flocked to Chandpur on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of Lal, enjoying his bundle of green grass for a change.

"The local vets said the cow was probably suffering from a disease but others said Lal was a tiger in his previous birth," Ajit added.

wow.. nature is amazing..

REDFEATHERS said:

I bet that cow could fuck somebody up!

Imago said:

yeah, he's a hard ass mf..

It's important these days to be brave, because if you're chicken you just might get eaten by a friggin cow.

retina said:

Imago said:

too

REDFEATHERS said:

I guess there had to be some moral to this stupid story, and retina came up with as good of one as any.

the poor cow looks so remorseful.






hell, yeah...and I'D DO IT AGAIN, BITCHES!

Anx said:

I had to take off my feather Boa, cause it wouldn't stop nipping at me.



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Damn chicken was totally asking for it...

Does anybody remember that cartoon "Cow and Chicken"? This thread made me think of that cartoon for some reason.



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Cow said:

I was waiting on you to show up.

Imago said:

Yeah, we're coming after the chickens!

Horses, watch your asses...

Imago said:

That's one confused fucking biosphere.

REDFEATHERS said:

ThreadCula said:

!

That "eat mor chiken" sign was exactly what I thought of when I saw the title of this thread. When I read it, there was actually cheesy horror movie music playing in my head, but still.

i wonder if it would've eaten a baby given the chance.

maybe he's really nearsighted and thought the chickens were, like, juicy plants?

You can run but you can't hide, chickens!

evenstar3 said:

Or a baby dressed as a chicken.

Cow said:

oh fuck me goddam run! run for your life!@!!

Cow said:

x 1 billion

Cow said:

Whatever happened to CaptainCowass?

XxAxX said:

Someone else remembers that cartoon.