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“She exploded off of her vagina? And there’s not a drop of blood or a trace of matter anywhere around her? Like how far did it explode, into outer space?” wonders Farquharson.

Her husband Louis Delgado used to work at a farm-animal surgery. He found no blood, while the basketball-sized hole showed no jagged edges.

“I’ve seen hundreds of surgeries, and this was a surgery,” he said. “It doesn’t add up.”

Photo by Crystal Schick / Calgary Herald

The RCMP has told other media the investigation is closed; that it was an animal incident with nothing suspicious.

The family claims the RCMP suggested they not go public with the story, for fear of encouraging copycats. The family thinks that would have the opposite effect.

“No, it’s a crime and it’s an unsolved crime,” said Farquharson, who fears she’ll never see justice or compensation. “At least get an awareness out and get a bit of a neighbourhood watch; be a bit vigilant with your cattle and your neighbour’s cattle.”

She also thinks incidents of possible mutilation should be tracked, as U.S. cases are well-documented while Alberta cases occasionally show up in news clippings. Otherwise, Farquharson’s Internet searches have revealed conspiracy theories of aliens taking reproductive organs for stem cells.

The cow’s death is the talk of the town, with a handful of residents telling the Herald that cow mutilations make sense after a recent spike in break-ins.

“This used to be a place that you could leave your doors unlocked. Now there’s a burglar every week,” said a weary Lois Harnack, pointing at some of this year’s break-in sites.