Landowner ordered to remove dead cow's body from Waterfoot river (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Landowner ordered to remove dead cow's body from Waterfoot river
10:00am Thursday 27th October 2011 in Waterfoot
FOUND The cow and sign
A LANDOWNER has been issued with a notice to dispose of a dead cow which has been lying in a river for more than a week.
The body of the brown cow has been causing concern among nearby residents who noticed it lying in the Cowpe river, close to Cowpe Road in Waterfoot.
One regular walker, who did not wish to be named, said: “It not on to leave it there. It looks terrible.
“There are plenty of fields with cows around there so it could have come from several areas around the stream.”
The scene is overlooked by a stone wall and the carcass can be seen by anyone looking over.
A steep embankment borders the other side of the river.
By yesterday afternoon, someone had placed a large handwritten sign near its head saying 'dead cow'.
Colin Metcalfe, from the East Lancs National Farmers' Union (NFU), said cattle are required to wear an identity tags on both ears and many herds are additionally 'freeze branded' to establish ownership.
An Environment Agency spokesman said they would only become involved in retrieving the animal if it proved a 'significant' flood risk by blocking the waterway or if there was a strong risk of pollution.
After calls were made by concerned residents yesterday, the matter was referred to Lancashire County Council.
Fiona Meechan, director of customers and communities at Rossendale Borough Council, said: “For reports of dead animals on farmland or in a watercourse, we refer the report through to the Animal Health Service to deal with it.
“We received a phone call from a local man this morning to report the animal in the river.
“The county council have traced the landowner have served a notice on the them to remove the animal, as it is their responsibility.”
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5:56pm Thu 27 Oct 11
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6:13pm Thu 27 Oct 11
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12:42pm Fri 28 Oct 11
ToffeeGuy
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12:34am Sat 29 Oct 11
More likely, one of the locals was taking it to market in exchange for a few beans.
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10:19am Thu 27 Oct 11