'My cattle are in a frying pan': P.E.I. farmer says stray voltage is hurting his livestock

A farmer in western PEI is trying to figure out what is harming his cattle. He says it’s something called Stray Voltage, and he wants Maritime Electric to do more. To help, she and Desjardins has the details. My very first phone call to Maritime Electric was my cattle are in a frying pan. It’s time to turn down the heat. John Glenn’s beef cattle are normally here, but he moved them off his farm earlier this month. I have no words. I simply have no words. This is absurd. There’s a problem going on here. He says there’s stray voltage on his property. That’s when there’s an unwanted electric current moving from one place to another. His cows started getting marks like these, the Cavs too, and he says sometimes they’d collapse. John’s having a really frustrating time with some mystery illness with his animals. I saw his animals in the fall. They were all in excellent condition. He’s a good farmer, his vet says He’s not sure what’s causing it, but it’s not ringworm, frostbite, neglect or the feed and recommended moving the cattle someplace else for now, Maritime Electric says it’s investigated thoroughly. Everything is within regulation. Still, an expert in Ontario isn’t writing off a stray voltage yet. You can imagine the stress, the the mental anguish when when you you just see these animals. Suffering can be astronomical financially, You know, people lose whole herds. He can’t comment on this situation specifically, but says he has seen this before and so has glant. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever think that the situation that used to exist in that burn was now existent all across my entire property. Listen to this for the past 10 years, this small dairy farm in Saint Timothy has had health problems with its cows. It’s the Lance family farm. In a news story from 30 years ago, this electrical engineer is talking with farmers about stray voltage. Glance says his family used to have dairy cows here, but in 1992 they sold them electricity. Can’t be seen. It’s something that you can’t be seen unless you get electrocuted. It can’t be felt, but the cows can’t lie. Gallant says his cows are improving in their temporary home. They can’t stay here forever, though. Maritime Electric suggests he hire an electrician to check for issues with his equipment and buildings. Glant is not convinced that’s the problem, but says he’ll keep looking for answers and an expert who might be able to help. Shande Chaldean, CBC News. Saint Timothy.