Naselle, WA: Cattle mutilation discovered on Warren Anderson's property
On August 29, 2017, rancher Warren Anderson discovered an 8-month-old heifer killed and mutilated on his property near Naselle, Washington. The animal's tongue and heart had been removed. Anderson reported the incident to the Pacific County Sheriff's Office.
Background
Warren Anderson found the Angus-Hereford cross heifer approximately 120 yards from his parents' house where he had been pasturing a small herd. The killing appeared fresh, suggesting the animal died Monday evening, August 28. The mutilation included precise removal of the tongue and heart. Anderson suspected the heifer had been shot and the bullet removed afterward.
A second similar incident occurred ten days earlier on August 19, when Dan Zimmerman discovered his young bull dead with its tongue removed in Grays River. This marked the second such occurrence for Zimmerman within two years. The Pacific County Sheriff's Office responded to Anderson's report but had not completed the incident report by early September.
The case was later investigated through Washington State public records laws by The Black Vault, which obtained police documents and 911 call recordings. Source: Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA).