Livestock

There's now reason to be seriously concerned about recent cases of the bird flu as the state of Missouri has now issued a warning about this highly contagious sickness that has now been detected in a farm worker.

This is one of the reasons I love the internet. If not for the net, I would have never seen a bull named Clem who's now on the loose and running wild in St. Louis, Missouri right now.

If you don't get out much, you might not know about a problem that has plagued Missouri for years and it's getting worse. The stories are true about huge 250 pound feral beasts that are wreaking havoc on the Missouri pastures and woods.

There's a new tick alert that directly affects Missouri. It's a vile disease-spreading little critter that's a threat to both humans and animals and there are specific things you need to watch out for thanks to a bulletin from the government.

If there's one positive of living in the city, it's the fact that you can normally go outside without having to worry about being chased by a bull. The key word is "normally", but that doesn't apply to one small Illinois town where a mad bull has gone rogue and is on the loose and wanted by the law.

If you want something done right, find a goat and I'm not kidding either. As a matter of fact, if you see a goat alongside a road in Missouri, don't interrupt them. There's a good chance that they're highway workers.

While I think the concern isn't really relevant, I understand that there are some Missouri ranchers who are increasingly becoming concerned about wolves returning to Missouri. If that is even a fleeting thought in your head, you really should consider getting attack donkeys and I'm being serious.

Who let the cows out? I realize that's not the name of the song, but there was a real heifer pursuit that played itself out in a busy Illinois city neighborhood after some students tried to bring animals to school as part of an organized prank. The key word is "tried".

I'm not a lawyer. I have family that are though and they will likely laugh at the idea that I'm exploring a very complicated legal issue, but it's a common question that I've done some research into. If there's a fence between 2 neighbors in Missouri, who owns it? Complicated only begins to describe the answers I've found.

There's a new critter to be concerned about in Missouri. It's the Asian Longhorned Tick and it's been discovered in the northern part of the state. Medical experts say this tick can be very dangerous for both cattle and even humans.