The Crime of Cattle Rustling
For the information of the readers, we have a law penalizing the cattle rustling. This law is known as Presidential Decree Number 533 or otherwise known as the Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 1974. Photo courtesy of bing images. Based on the said law, cattle rustling is defined as the taking away by any means, methods or scheme, WITHOUT THE CONSENT of the owner/raiser, of any of the animals considered as large cattle whether or not for profit or gain, or whether committed with or without violence against or intimidation of any person or force upon things. It includes the killing of large cattle, or taking its meat or hides without the consent of the owner/raiser. Thus if the taking away or the killing of any of the large cattle is with the consent of the owner/raiser, there is no cattle rustling to speak of. As provided in this law, large cattle shall include the COW, CARABAO, HORSE, MULE, ASS, or other domesticated member of the bovine family. What is the ...