It’s been a bad week for beef

Courtesy of FARK.com, here are some delightful news stories involving cows:

“Cow drowned into the sea for being impregnated by human”

The cow, which is five months pregnant, was thrown out to the sea about 3 kilometers from land Monday. The villagers believe the animal was impregnated by a village elder.

During the ritual the man, who was caught red-handed having sexual intercourse with the cow two months ago, joined the boat trip in order to throw away his clothes to to symbolize him discarding his sins.

And then this gem:

Lightning strikes only once _ but kills 52 cows

Lightning struck only once – but 52 cows are dead at an Uruguayan ranch. The newspaper El Pais reports that the cows had pressed against a wire fence during a storm when the lightning bolt struck in the northern state of San Jose.

It includes a great photo.