500 cows rustled from New Zealand farm in unusual case 

 

August 31, 2016



WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP, Aug. 30, 2016) – How do you steal 500 cows?

Probably not all at once. That's according to New Zealand police, who said Tuesday that they were investigating reports of the unlikely crime at a South Island farm.

Locals said they'd never before heard of cattle rustling on such a massive scale. And that's in a nation that's home to some 10 million cows, more than double the number of people.

The farmer involved is feeling too sheepish to talk about what happened, according to friend Willy Leferink.

"He's absolutely gobsmacked, and deeply embarrassed," Leferink said. "I...



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