A pregnant cow that was shot dead in Phoenix.

ANIMAL rights activists have heightened their calls for swift action to find the person responsible for shooting and killing a pregnant cow in Phoenix.

Prem Balram, the head of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa), said its Phoenix Operations Center received multiple calls related to a cow that had been shot on Sunday evening.

“Reaction officers were dispatched to Kiddsbrook Road in Brookdale where a cow was found dead. Residents in the area reported that a man was seen driving around in the area and appeared intoxicated.

“He stopped beside the cow, drew a firearm and shot the animal dead. Reaction officers are attempting to identify the suspect,” he said.