In The Man from Kangaroo, 'Red Jack' Braggan is rustling cattle from the surrounding stations and driving them on to the station where he is overseer, where they are rebranded.When friends of the murdered owner catch up with Eastwood, they decide that Eastwood must be the rustler and attempt to hang him. Hang 'Em High is a Clint Eastwood western where, prior to the start of the movie, a rustler kills the owner of a large herd, poses as the rightful owner, and sells the herd to Eastwood's character.In Curse of the Undead, Buffer's henchmen are stealing cattle from the Carter ranch as part of Buffer's scheme to drive the Carters of their land.The Cowboys has a group of these as the main villains (and plot of the second half of the film), targeting the main characters' herd because their only guardians are an old man and a bunch of children.

In the John Wayne film Chisum, John Chisum has to deal with rustlers on his property, who were hired by his rival Lawrence Murphy.In Babe, the Hoggett's sheep are rustled a number of times.Unlike their American counterparts, Aussie horse thieves were often portrayed as Robin Hood type heroes who stole from the wealthy ranchers and bankers to feed impoverished Irish Determined Homesteader families. Many Australian Bushrangers started out as horse rustlers, including the real life outlaws Ned Kelly, The Outlaw Michael Howe, Captain Thunderbolt and Mad Dog Morgan.Just about any western featuring a Cattle Drive has at least one rustler.Wonder Woman Vol 1: 'The Legend of Rainbow and Stardust!': At his daughter's urging Hard Candy tells Diana and the Heyday sisters the tale of some rustlers who tried to steal livestock from the Bar-L only for the eponymous oddly intelligent wild horses to alert the Candy family in time for them to prevent the theft.Jesse then strung the Frenchman up from a hanging tree. Then he captured Vichy and taught him a lesson in Texas history: as stated in the blurb, stealing horses was one of the most serious crimes in the Wild West and deserving of one punishment. After Jesse successfully lead the captured horses away in a stampede, killing Langtree in the process. Jesse refused to be part and instead went to seek the help from an old sheriff from a nearby town. Working for a French gourmand called Napoleon Vichy, the objective was to smuggle horses to Europe to satisfy the demand for horse meat in the old continent. Preacher: Jesse Custer, Tulip and Amy got offered a part in a rustling operation led by a cowboy called B.W.

'Hank' of the 'Death Patrol' (a feature appearing in Military Comics) was a rustler before he was convinced to sign up to fight Nazis as a fighter pilot.

An early Lucky Luke story had horses stolen during a Round-Up, their brand '-3' being changed to '4B'.

Expect talk about using a 'running iron' and for particularly skilled re-branders the use of a Saddle Bag cinch ring. Essentially one of the other ranchers in the area is stealing cattle by pasting their brand over the top of the rightful owners' brand.

Cattle are disappearing from the ranch, more than can be explained by Mountain Lions, Wolves, and Indians. Rebranding: This is more of a mystery version.This is the open highway banditry version. The Rustlers stampede the cattle, shooting their guns, often killing or injuring the Heroes, and then the Rustlers round up the largest bunch of cattle, and start their own Cattle Drive - sometimes towards Mexico. Hit and Run: This is essentially an action packed attack on a herd of cattle (often on a Cattle Drive or during a Round-Up).There are the two-bit versions, who steal a few cattle to sell for pocket change, but real Rustlers come in two versions: While livestock thievery is nearly as old as domesticated animals themselves, the Rustler does it wholesale. The Evil Counterpart of the Cowboy who uses the same skill set to steal livestock, primarily cattle and horses.

The rustler