B.C.’s only so-called cowboy cop says he’s still looking for concrete tips about the suspicious deaths of 17 feral horses on Crown land near Walhachin, about 65 km west of Kamloops.

Cpl. Cory Lepine, the RCMP’s Livestock Investigator, says he’s gotten numerous tips since news broke of the gruesome March 10 discovery, though he tells RadioNL a lot of it is hearsay.

“My belief is that somebody out there knows more details regarding this,” Lepine said. “In the policing world, we have to be able to act on evidence that will actually point us in the direction to further the investigation. My job as a policeman is to be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.”

“None of the information that I’ve received has led me to a point where I’m able to advance the investigation.”

Lepine previously told RadioNL in March that the horses may have been there for as many as two weeks before police were alerted. He also noted they were were found in two different groups – one with six, and the other with 11.

Speaking on NL Newsday Thursday, he says police renewed their appeal for more information this week in the hopes of getting some first hand information or proof that points him towards the people responsible.

“[I’m looking for people who have] spoken directly to the person that is responsible or have proof or evidence that would lead me that way,” Lepine said. “That person also has to be able to stand up in court if it were to come to that. That is maybe a part of the problem is finding someone who is willing to actually be a police witness.”

Those with information are being told to contact Cpl. Cory Lepine at (250) 299-7462 or via email.

“I’ve been contacted by people all across the province in regards to this but again with their theories and what not. You have to entertain that. That is part of doing an investigation and making sure that you’ve covered it all off,”Lepine said.

“No information is too small.”