Farmer Who Shot Cows Quits Farming

Farmer Who Shot Cows Quits Farming LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous 28-2-5 Last summer, two of Harry Jacobs' 800-lb. Herefords escaped from his New Jersey Farm. The cattle headed toward a nearby busy expressway. Fearing a horrific accident, Jacobs shot the cows before they could get up on the multi-lane highway. Instead of being congratulated for making such a tough on-the-spot decision, the 73-year-old Jacobs was charged with cruelty to animals. If convicted he could have spent 6 months in jail and paid a $1,000 fine. He plead guilty instead to creating a public nuisance and was fined $125. "The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals thinks every animal is a pet," says Jacobs, who maintains he did nothing wrong. Angy and frustrated at the harrassment from the SPCA, he has decided to sell his farm and move to Florida. (The Delmarva Farmer)

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