[Bramblecot]

     Went to check the sheep this afternoon and some thieving b888ards have taken 3 overnight.  My old original GFD ewe who is hand tame, and her ewe lamb from last year.  Plus a tiny undersized Shetland ewe lamb that was hand reared. 
They disconnected the electric fence and used it to bundle them into a corner of the field out of sight from the road and the village.

I can't tell you how  and  I am.  Their tag numbers are 347284/174 (ewe), 350510/27 GFD lamb and 350510/34 tiny mixed brown Shetland lamb.

Reward offered for information or their safe return.

[Hillview Farm]

That's awful! I am so sorry and I hope they are returned. Where abouts are you?

[kelly58]

So sorry to hear that bramblecot, same thing happening up here in Caithness Were are you ?

[Bramblecot]

Sorry, should have said...West Dorset, near Bridport.  If anyone out there does FB, can you put it on for me please..

[Old Shep]

that's just horrible, 

[SallyintNorth]

Oh that's horrible.  I feel for you   

[Marches Farmer]

Awful for you.  They hadn't by any chance just had vetmeds with a withdrawal period, had they?  The likelihood they may be slaughtered and enter the food chain illegally with a withdrawal period still in place might make the local newspapers/Police take more notice than usual.

[mowhaugh]

Very sorry to hear that.

[Mammyshaz]

  hope you get them back. Daren't comment on the ....... that think they can take whatever they want!!

[kanisha]

  I hope you manage to get them back 

[Marches Farmer]

Have you considered getting the local papers involved.  Given their appearance it's seems likely they've been stolen as pets.

[Tim W]

I had a trailer load stolen a few years back---despite having DNA samples from all sheep and all being EID no one wanted to know, neither police nor DEFRA/animal movements
It's happening more often and I unfortunately assume they end up with new tags and being put directly into the food chain within hours of theft 

[kelly58]

They dont just steal your sheep up here they take the bl...dy gate as well ! If it will sell they will take it 

[Bramblecot]

That is what is so frustrating  - the electric fencing and hurdles were worth more money than my poor old (but much-loved) clapped out ewe and a strange little runt that will only make mini-steaks.  The GFD ewe lamb was small but quite nice, but in the same group were 6 decent wethers ready to go .  So why take the girls?  If they were after breeding ewes, there were 12 marked in lamb...

[lizzypeg]

posted this on facebook pages for you.

sorry to hear this..i dread this happening to my hand reared ewe whos a pet.