Rural Leaders Wrangle With Cow Wreckage In Remote Cemeteries

 Every year during grazing season, rural Oregon counties deal with a unique challenge: Cows break into old, remote cemeteries.

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Many rural counties contain a number of remote, sagebrush cemeteries that are unmanaged. It's common for cows to break through fences to eat grass in the cemetery. Sometimes, tombstones become bovine. scratching posts.

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Many rural counties contain a number of remote, sagebrush cemeteries that are unmanaged. It's common for cows to break through fences to eat grass in the cemetery. Sometimes, tombstones become bovine. scratching posts.

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