Jonathan Fortin woke up on May 24 morning to check on his herd of Black Angus cattle, only to find his field was empty.
Mr. Fortin, who co-owns Ferme ForThé in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, said he initially thought his calves and cows might have got loose, but the presence of tire tracks and a fence that appeared to have been dismantled led him to conclude that something more sinister had occurred.