Police Offer Reward in Horse Tail Thefts

[PetNews]

TOWN OF LEON, Wis. (AP) -- Some horses in central Wisconsin may still be
bright eyed, but no longer bushy tailed. Waushara and Portage county sheriff's
departments are trying to figure out who is cutting off the tails of some
horses.
Someone cut off parts of the same horse's tail about four times since January
at Town of Leon, Waushara County Sheriff David Peterson said. And Portage County
officials are investigating the theft of the tails of four show horses in the
town of Eau Pleine.
The horses were not injured and no one has determined a motive.
In both counties, the owners described the horses as friendly and all were in
pastures when the crimes occurred.
The sheriff's office is offering a cash reward through Waushara County Crime
Stoppers, Inc., to anyone who helps solve the case. "Somebody's got to have seen
something, or heard something," Peterson said.
Portage County sheriff's Detective Gina Boettcher said the culprits could be
after horse hair that is sometimes used for making jewelry, watchbands, or
belts.
"It's very expensive if you go to buy it," Boettcher said.
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