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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Liam_86 on March 03, 2014, 08:36:02 am

Title: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: Liam_86 on March 03, 2014, 08:36:02 am

Man arrested in Lancashire pedigree sheep theft
28 February 2014 | By Olivia Midgley

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with the theft of 58 sheep from a farm in Lancashire.


The 58 pedigree Beltex and cross-bred recipient ewes were stolen from Wray, near Lancaster almost three weeks ago.

Dan Towers, who owns the ewes with his father, said it had taken 12 years to build up the flock, bringing in stock from Scotland, Belgium and Northern Ireland.

A 48-year-old man from Skipton, West Yorkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of theft and has been bailed until April 22.

Title: Re: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: Me on March 03, 2014, 08:51:34 am

Is this still a hanging offence?

Title: Re: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: Bramblecot on March 03, 2014, 10:52:20 am

It shoudl be :rant:

Title: Re: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: kelly58 on March 03, 2014, 11:00:25 am

Good news !  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 03, 2014, 01:22:07 pm

Excellent  :thumbsup:

Now lets hope he's convicted and given a suitable sentence  :fc:

Title: Re: At Last - someone caught!
Post by: Ina on March 03, 2014, 02:36:16 pm

Quote from: Me on March 03, 2014, 08:51:34 am

Is this still a hanging offence?

No, no - at least 7 years in Australia for that! (Saves on rope - and he'll learn all about sheep that way, and why he shouldn't be stealing them!)