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When UFOs fly over a farm, it always seems that the first thing they do is to beam up the farmer's cows with their Tractor Beam. Alien abduction accounts being what they are, you'd think they'd be more interested in the farmer, but where else would you test a tractor beam but on a farm? Examples of Aliens Steal Cattle include:

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  • When UFOs fly over a farm, it always seems that the first thing they do is to beam up the farmer's cows with their Tractor Beam. Alien abduction accounts being what they are, you'd think they'd be more interested in the farmer, but where else would you test a tractor beam but on a farm? Examples of Aliens Steal Cattle include:
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  • When UFOs fly over a farm, it always seems that the first thing they do is to beam up the farmer's cows with their Tractor Beam. Alien abduction accounts being what they are, you'd think they'd be more interested in the farmer, but where else would you test a tractor beam but on a farm? This is actually a great example of a Dead Unicorn Trope. Like Anal Probing, "Cattle Abductions" were never really a trope in the first place; but they've become popular as a sort of satirical combination of Alien Abduction and cattle-mutilation stories. It's also a useful trope for designating aliens that are up to no good, but in a comedic or nonthreatening way (the sight gag of a mooing cow being tractor-beamed up into a flying saucer). Sometimes it's even played as a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder: they just can't resist beaming the creature up. Examples of Aliens Steal Cattle include:
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