Mongo, The Blue Ribbon Steer - Drug Testing, Lawsuits, Oh Yeah - Slaughter

[matcom]

:silly:

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Mongo the steer may now be Mongo the steak, but it isn't too late to give the dethroned state fair champion his title back, a judge has ruled.

Officials ruled at last year's Illinois State Fair that Mongo's owners had given him banned medicine to treat a sore hoof. They stripped him of his ribbon and gave the title -- and the thousands of dollars it generates -- to the runner-up.

Mongo's owner, 14-year-old Whitney Gray, sued officials -- accusing the state Agriculture Department of failing to follow its own procedures for publishing the rules for exhibitors at the fair.

In his decision Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Patrick Kelley agreed that the state failed to follow those procedures and ruled that the disqualification should be reversed.

The judge awarded Gray attorneys' fees and costs, which were yet to be determined.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/02/14/mongo_the_steer_gets_his_title_back/

[underpants]

1. Boy I bet that is one mad cow

A 14 year old owner? sounds like a tax dodge.

[ret5hd]

2. nah, probably an FFA kid...

my 15th year i lived w/ an uncle in rural area and joined FFA at school. very common for kids to own and show their own stock,cows, pigs,etc. In fact, more common than not.

[PVnRT]

6. Or 4-H

Same deal, really.

[matcom]

3. spent 15 minutes working on the title

:D

[DS1]

4. Big Ass, Bruised Foot, Lawsuit, all is well in Springfield

:7

[matcom]

5. ROFL

:D

see you at noon! :bounce: