In the mid-1990s there was an epidemic of cattle and livestock mutilations. Many theories emerged, ranging from alien encounters, government experiments, an Appalachian cryptid, and mischievous humans.

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Sources:

https://yellowhammernews.com/revisiting-alabamas-unsolved-cattle-mutilation-phenomenon-30-years-later/

http://www.ob1.com/fyfecow.html

https://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Wampus_cat

https://www.grunge.com/211918/the-legend-of-the-wampus-cat-explained/

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Wampus_Cat

https://vault.fbi.gov/Animal%20Mutilation/Animal%20Mutilation%20Part%201%20of%205/view

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/30/archives/11-states-baffled-by-mutilation-of-cattle.html

https://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/the-san-luis-valley/guest-editorials/mad-cow-disease-and-cattle-mutilations/