- Dead steer found at FarmHouse Fraternity near Oklahoma State University campus
- The animal was branded with blasphemy and its stomach was cut open
- Police are looking at surveillance footage to see when it was dumped at the student house
A slaughtered Longhorn in a college dorm that was branded with profanity and cut open is at the center of a police investigation.
The bull was found Friday morning at the FarmHouse Fraternity house near the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, prior to the football championship game against the University of Texas, whose mascot is a Longhorn.
“F**k FH” was carved on the side of the cow and the stomach had been cut open, according to the station KFOR.
The animal had been killed within the past 24 hours and not on the student house lawn, the newspaper reported.
Police search surveillance footage on Greek Row, ocolly.com reportedand speaking with cattle ranchers in the area, as cows are not allowed within the city limits.
Longhorn steer found dead at the FarmHouse Fraternity house near the OSU campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Members of the FarmHouse Fraternity are not commenting
Investigators believe the already dead Longhorn was dropped off overnight by what appeared to be a truck or trailer, based on tire tracks.
OSU’s football team will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas on Saturday for the Big 12 Championship game, which this year will include a halftime show headlined by rapper Nelly.
After helping police load the steering wheel onto a truck so it could be taken away, frat members declined to comment.
“Oklahoma State University is shocked by the disturbing display of animal cruelty that occurred overnight at an off-campus location near a student union,” the school said in a statement.
“Oklahoma State expects all students to adhere to the university’s codes of conduct, and appropriate action will be taken based on the outcome of the investigation.”
It is unclear if the Longhorn murder is related to the football game.
OSU plays the Texas Longhorns tomorrow in the Big 12 championship game
One social media account linked to OSU fans, or Pokes, tweeted‘Someone took #texashateweek a little too far…’
The governor of Texas, a former Longhorn, joined in online.
‘That is not true. Big mistake,’ Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Friday afternoon.
Jokes between rival colleges before or after big games are common in the Lone Star State and neighboring Oklahoma.
In recent years they have risen to the level of vandalism.
In 2015, students from Texas Christian University of Fort Worth, Texas traveled to rival Baylor University in Waco, Texas and painted the statue of Baylor Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III with TCU colors.
Anyone responsible could face a charge of animal cruelty, a misdemeanor.
Anyone with information can contact police at 405-372-4171 or via the tip line at 405-533-8477.
