Thanks to Phil Hoyle (http://www.apfu.org/) for the heads up on this. He is investigating and hopefully more information will be available in the next few days and weeks.

"Cornwall cattle found mutilated and killed

Three bullocks have been killed on a farm in a series of brutal attacks - with two apparently hit with a hammer and one having its tongue cut off.

Farmer Tony Weaver, from St Tudy in Cornwall, is offering a £2,000 reward in an attempt to catch the attackers.
The bullocks have been attacked at Penhale farm over the past three weeks.

Post mortems showed two animals had been attacked with a blunt instrument and Mr Weaver said he thought one of them may have had a bullet wound.

Police are investigating the attacks.

Mr Weaver, 55, said the first animal was found dead in a field with a "bullet wound or damage to its skull just above its eye".
Ten days later another animal was found with seriously damaged shoulder and died in the night.

A few days later a third animal was attacked and its tongue had been cut out."
Read More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-17935405