Arizona Is A Cow Thief's Paradise

[Kali]

1. "In 1984 there were 50 brand inspectors statewide,

many of whom were old cowboys who knew what they were looking at." yep, the kids now can't even read a brand from the brand book, much less an imperfect one on a moving animal.

but while the lack of inspectors or investigators is part of the problem, the main one is ranchers not being full time, not checking on their animals every day or two.

the author of the article is a bit of wing nut, though he does have some real ranch and rodeo experience.