Dead animals found inside Chaves Co. dumpster

DISCOVERY NEAR A DUMPSTER JUST OUTSIDE OF ROSWELL THIS MORNING... TWO DEAD COWS. SHE SAYS ...  More »

DISCOVERY NEAR A DUMPSTER JUST OUTSIDE OF ROSWELL THIS MORNING... TWO DEAD COWS. SHE SAYS THE WAY PEOPLE ARE GETTING RID OF THEIR DEAD ANIMALS IS A PROBLEM THAT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND. JULIE FERTIG IS LIVE IN THE ROSWELL BUREAU WITH THE DETAILS. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE WOMAN HAS SEEN DEAD ANIMALS BY THE DUMPSTER. SHE'S SPOTTED DEAD DOGS AND CATS. BUT BEFORE THIS MORNING... SHE'D NEVER SEEN DEAD CALVES. MARY FREELAND WAS THROWING AWAY TRASH IN THE DUMPSTERS BY HER HOME WHEN SHE SPOTTED TWO BABY COWS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN STILLBORNS. THERE ARE CLEARLY MARKED SIGNS ON THE DUMPSTER WARNING PEOPLE THAT DUMPING DEAD ANIMALS IS ILLEGAL. FREEMAN'S FRUSTRATED NO ONE IS STOPPING THE PROBLEM CONSIDERING IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD. 'if kids are running, playing in that area, see the cows, you know they're gonna be prone to go over and stick it, probe it. What if the cow has a disease from a coyote?' CHAVES COUNTY ROAD WORKERS TOOK THE COWS TO A ROSWELL WASTE SITE. WHILE FINDING A DEAD COW BY A DUMPSTER DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN ... THE COUNTY ROADS DIRECTOR SAYS IT'S DIFFICULT TO STOP PEOPLE FROM DUMPING DEAD ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MAN POWER TO MONITER ALL THE DUMPSTERS. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE ROSWELL BUREAU... JF... EWN4. THE STATE WANTS  « Less