August 1, 2008 Poor economy affecting "Belted Cows" in Southboro, MA Play video

(Danica Pecirep, NECN) - The falling economy means trouble for many, including cows in Southboro, Massachusetts. They aren't just any cows, they're called "Belted Cows". People in town love them, but the economy is making it tough to raise enough money to take care of them.

Paul Bourdon is the operations manager of the Breakneck Hill cow fund which pays to feed and care for a herd of belted galloways in Southboro. The cost of feeding the thirteen cows and six calves keeps going up.

With fuel prices going up and bad years- this has been a bad year for hay- so the hay prices have really gone up. Usually the fund gets enough donations to make ends meet- but this year, the dollars are way down.

NECN's Danica Pecirep reports.