Update: Return of Stolen Historical Artifact

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Parisien taxidermy head
Nov. 2015

Nine years after the taxidermy head of the great Simmental bull Parisien was stolen from display at the 2006 World Simmental Congress in Calgary, Alberta, it was anonymously turned over to a member of the Canadian Simmental Association during the 2015 CSA Convention in Lindsay, Ontario (July 30-August 2, 2015). Its return was briefly reported on CSA Facebook¹ under dates of August 1 & 2, 2015, and also commented on in the Commercial Country cattle magazine (Vol. 12, Issue 2, Sept 2015, p. 8, col. 2 -- "The Canadian Simmental Convention - A Huge Success").²

The Smith family was advised of its recovery on August 13, 2015.

Two months later (on October 14, 2015), it was returned to its owner—somewhat injured from its experience (suffering a broken ear and broken horn). We are grateful for its return and wish to thank the CSA (or other persons responsible) for arranging its return.

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1. From the CSA Facebook page:

2. Quote: “The banquet which was held Saturday evening was attended by over 275 guests who enjoyed a fabulous meal and a special surprise when Parisien, the first Simmental bull imported to North America joined us. This was a huge surprise to all as his head and memorabilia were last seen and went missing during the 2006 World Simmental Fleckvieh Federation Congress that was held in Calgary. It is great to have these items back and all will be returned to the Cardston museum where they have previously been housed.” From Commercial Country cattle magazine (Vol. 12, Issue 2, Sept 2015, p. 8, col. 2) -- "The Canadian Simmental Convention - A Huge Success" - byline: Bruce Holmquist, General Manager - Canadian Simmental Association.