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Cattle seized from Quebec farm at the centre of last summer’s fugitive cow ordeal

Cows on a dairy farm, in Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Que., Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

Quebec’s agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.

Yohan Dallaire Boily, a spokesman for the agriculture department, says the cattle were seized from Ferme Clément Lapointe et fils after a recent inspection found the safety and well-being of some of the animals was at risk.

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He says the animals will be assessed by a veterinarian and that a report will be submitted to prosecutors, who will determine whether any charges will be laid.

Twenty-four cattle escaped from the farm in Saint-Barnabé, Que., around 130 kilometres northeast of Montreal, in July.

The final members of the herd were not recaptured until January — despite numerous attempts, including one that involved a group of cowboys from a nearby town.

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Dallaire Boily says the agriculture department had been conducting frequent inspections since November to ensure that the recaptured animals were being properly treated.

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