Texas cops hunt sicko who stabbed calf in rectum, forcing owners to put it down before competition

TEXAS -- A sicko stabbed an adorable calf being raised for a Texas competition in the rectum - meaning it had to be put down.

High schooler Hunter was left devastated after the horrifying attack on his beloved animal in La Porte over the weekend, reports KPRC 2.

The student, who's been raising animals for show for four years, was planning to exhibit the creature the upcoming Houston Livestock Show.

But his family was called on Monday by the owner of the barn, where they keep the calf. He told them the animal was ill, sluggish and finding it difficult to stand on its own.

A vet was called out and was shocked to discover the animal had been attacked.

"Basically, it was a perforation to the calf's internal portion of his rectum," La Porte Police Department Detective Matt Davidson told KPRC 2.

The family decided to put the animal down after it was determined it wouldn't recover from its injuries.

  

Cops are now hunting the attacker and a $1,000 reward is on offer for any information that leads to an arrest.

Hunter said he was devastated by the incident, which has forced him to sit out this year's competition.

"You do build a relationship. When you get out of school, you spend all night in the barn, getting them ready for the day of show," he said.

"You want to keep in the back of your mind that someone would never do something like that," he added.

(NY Daily News - March 13, 2015)