No recourse, no compensation

For those who are not involved in the world of agriculture, the word "cattle rustling" may invoke images of sepia-toned movies in which black hatted villains abscond with the property of hard working ranchers. Perhaps it brings to mind gritty western movies, still set in the Old West, in which lynch mobs are formed and the thieves are brought to some form of justice. 

Unfortunately, the theft of cattle is not the problem of a bygone era.

While ranches and ranchers have adapted with changing times and technology, so to have those who seek to profit off their hard labor. In the past two year...