21st century cattle rustling

As MSNBC.com reports, modern-day cattle rustlers are as likely to bounce checks as lasso steers. The money quote: "Thousands of head of cattle and millions of dollars’ worth of related equipment were stolen last year in the big cattle states of the Midwest and the Southwest, according to a report by the [Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association]. More than 6,400 cattle were snatched in Texas and Oklahoma alone, more than 2½ times the number in 2007."