Dozens of dead cows found at Bay View farm

Part of the Pederson property as seen from Bay View-Edison Road.

BAY VIEW — About 50 dead cows that had been improperly disposed of were found on a Bay View farm this week, and the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office has seized about 30 living cows from the property.

After complaints from neighbors and an investigation by Skagit County Sheriff’s Animal Control Officer Emily Diaz, the sheriff’s office served a search warrant Tuesday on the property in the 12300 block of Bay View Cemetery Road and located about 200 cows, some of which were dead.


— Reporter Kimberly Cauvel: 360-416-2199, kcauvel@skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Kimberly_SVH, Facebook.com/bykimberlycauvel — Reporter Kera Wanielista: 360-416-2141, kwanielista@skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Kera_SVH, facebook.com/KeraReports.

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