The Pima County Sheriff's Department is looking for those responsible for the shooting deaths of several cattle in the Redington Pass area northeast of Tucson.
A local rancher notified authorities Friday after finding six of his cattle shot to death near a watering hole, according to a press release from the Animal Cruelty Taskforce.
Deputies found three freshly killed cows and three that had been killed earlier in the week, judging by the state of decomposition and evidence that scavengers had eaten parts of the carcasses, according to the release.
Authorities believe the three most recent killings occurred Thursday or Friday of last week.
The cows were described as reddish brown with white faces and they belong to the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch. The owner has posted a $10,000 reward for information about the shooting that leads to an arrest.
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