[kaz]

Morning rounds and 1 missing Ryeland yearling. Nice skinned fleece lying in field and not much else.

I cannot imagine the mentality of some people. This sheep must have met it's end with some B.................. killing it for their own gain. At this stage haven't gathered them all up yet to see who is missing, but knowing our luck of late probably the only one that I have registered to my coloured flock last year. It just makes my blood boil.

Dyfed Powys police trying to tell me that some farmers skin their  dead lambs to foster on orphaned lambs and thats how fleece got there. Must have been a big bird to carrying it to our field as no farmers farm alongside.
As far as I am concerned this a major issue. It has taken me years to build up this flock without the police taking the mick.

[robert waddell]

there was me thinking(actually knowing)that the Scottish fuzz were stupid it seams it is a major plus point before they join

[VSS]

I should think there is quite a big difference between a newborn lamb skin and the skin of a ryeland yearling too.

What a bummer Kaz.

[Fleecewife]

Oh I am so sorry that has happened kaz. Bad enough when your prize hogg dies suddenly but to know a person came and stole it and killed it right there is horrible.
Don't let the police get away with joking about it - it's your livelihood and a crime has been committed, which they need to take seriously.  You will recognise the skin of one of your sheep and you should also be able to work out its individual number, by a process of elimination - this is somewhere that compulsory tagging can work in your favour.
Sheep rustling is on the up apparently, and although this is only one animal it is still wrong for someone to appropriate the property of another for their own use without recompense.
Go give it to them 

[morri2]

Kaz, that's atrocious!  I think I would have the perpetrator hung, drawn and quartered.  I wonder if it would have happened if we still had 'village bobbies' or a proper rural police force who actually took the time to drive around their area rather keeping an eye on things rather than spending precious time sitting in wait for speeding motorists who do 5mph over the limit!!!    

[katie]

That's terrible. I can imagine how I'd feel if it were one of mine. Make a BIG fuss and get taken seriously.

[waterhouse]

I'm speechless.  Sounds like someone who knows what they're doing too.  Awful

[kaz]

The forces that be, the last I heard was having to refer it to his duty sargeant. If they thought it was worth taking it further they would have to come and take a statement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's raining here so probably didn't want to come out and get wet. The nearest police station is 10 miles away.The manic who killed this sheep, probably by slitting it's throat,  probably has buyers lined up for the meat.

I makes me wonder what things are coming to. Ryelands are the most docile of breed and are very trusting, so probably someone has probably been gaining their trust to allow it to get near enough,if they haven't got a dog.

I'm still seething about it. What a waste. If I wanted to have it slaughtered I would have taken it to someone licenced to do it.

[Anke]

Is there any way you can move your sheep somewhere safer/nearer to your house for a while at least? It may not be too clever to go round night patrols, if anyone comes ready prepared to kill and butcher an animal on the spot they would be carrying a knife and maybe be prepared to use it.... (and that's where the police should get involved in - carrying such a knife surely is illegal!)

But this is horrendous, take pictures, number of the police men (they have to give it to you when you speak to them), then go to your Councillor/MP and the RSPCA/SSPCA.

[faith0504]

i feel so sorry for you and the poor sheep. what type of horrible person could do something so awful, i would pester the police make them pull there finger out, waste of space that they are.

[Hermit]

I had a friend that lost a small flock to rustlers. All she found in the morning were remains!. We used to go Glenshee a lot and once found a load of legs and bits on a river bank that were not there the day before. We were told rustlers. They must be well organised and have been watching the regular activity of the owners to know when they can strike, and thats what upsets me ,the knowing you are being watched beforehand. So make notes of any parked cars etc.

[OhLaLa]

Sorry to hear that kaz. Get yourself a stop motion camera and set it up somewhere discrete in the field where it won't get spotted. It runs off batteries, no wires and you playback via your computer to see what has been going on whilst you weren't there. You can backup the pics to computer too.

[little blue]

how awful Kaz .   

[HappyHippy]

I'm sorry too Kaz 
It's disgraceful that this happened in the first place, but even more digraceful the way the police are reacting  Give them hell and point out the matter of the thief carrying a knife, a BIG knife - there has been a crime committed and unless they're caught and stopped it'll happen again.

[Dan]

there was me thinking(actually knowing)that the Scottish fuzz were stupid it seams it is a major plus point before they join

Please don't make such sweeping generalisations on this forum based on someone's occupation.

Apart from being patently ridiculous, stating that all Scottish police officers are stupid is offensive.

I'd be grateful if you'd desist from this type of post in future.

Thanks,

Dan