PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of a cow—who was killed in a fire authorities believe was deliberate—at the Rock Island Livestock Auction Barn on Saturday. Of the approximately 23 other cows who were confined to the barn, one escaped and the rest were moved by firefighters and employees to pens farther from the blaze.

“A helpless, terrified cow burned to death inside a barn, unable to escape the flames surrounding him,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA urges anyone with information to come forward immediately before his killer harms anyone else, and we encourage anyone disturbed by the thought of his agonizing death to go vegan.”

Tipsters should contact the fire marshal’s office at 309-732-2803, call the Rock Island Police Department at 309-732-COPS (2677), or submit a tip through Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities at 309-762-9500 or P3tips.com.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat or abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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