Nearly 200 sheep stolen in Wiltshire over past three months
"Our message to the public would be to always be vigilant and if you see any vehicles or people you do not recognise dealing with livestock in your area, please call 101 and report your concerns as well as any description of vehicle you are able to obtain as soon as possible. Even if it turns out the individuals are legitimate, we would rather be made aware so we can check all is well.
"While of course there is a financial loss to the farmers, this type of theft can also have an emotional impact as in some of these circumstances, it would have taken years of breeding to establish the flock. Not knowing what may have happened to the animals can be extremely upsetting." It comes after police in North Yorkshire seized 63 sheep from a field in Thirsk, which they believe were stolen and asked affected farmers to get in touch with details of their livestock.
NFU Mutual told Farmers Weekly in April 2019 that £2.5m worth of animals were stolen in 2018 - a rise of 11% since 2016.
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