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TheSmilingSheep

  • Joined May 2013
farm security
« on: November 29, 2014, 07:56:54 pm »
Just had everyone's miserable nightmare.....  Went to the freezers, in the garage, to find that we'd been burgled!  All of our lovely pork and hogget taken.  We've obviously been a bit targeted, which is a horrid feeling, but it's a timely (xmas) reminder to everyone to take extra special care to secure their outbuildings....

Perspective rules!  We are all safe, and all of our animals are safe, and we still love our idyllic life in the country....but we're really sad to think of our love and passion and care for our animals being flogged off in some car boot sale or black market meat sale....

Baaaaah humbug!
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Me

  • Joined Feb 2014
    • Wild West
Re: farm security
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2014, 09:00:28 pm »
 :rant:
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: farm security
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2014, 10:24:30 pm »
Well done for counting your blessings and not letting this get to you  :hug:  - but so sorry it happened.  That sucks.  :bouquet:
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Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: farm security
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2014, 10:27:09 pm »
That is rotten! I am so sorry to hear about that, to look on the bright side though at least they didn't steal machinery or farming equipment. It seems a little odd why they would take meat and not farming equipment.
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Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: farm security
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2014, 12:37:29 am »
quote 'It seems a little odd why they would take meat and not farming equipment.'

 Because they are not farmers. 
It is easy to offload meat into anybody's freezers, and cheap for Christmas dinners :furious: .  When my pet ewes were stolen in Jan, I was told they didn't last very long.  Just can't prove who it was, actually saw them last weekend, probably out thieving someone else's stock.

We had another 'visit' recently.  They can take anything they like, just leave my animals alone :rant: .

Sorry for the rant.  Brendon, please believe me it is far worse when they take living animals :'( , and you have the right attitude :hug:
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Durham
Re: farm security
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2014, 07:53:59 am »
 :hug: not good, but as you say, could have been worse. Still doesn't give them the right to take anything they want  :rant:
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: farm security
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2014, 12:09:51 pm »
Oh, Bramblecot, that's awful that they've been again.   :hug:  I hope they stay away from your livestock in future.
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Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: farm security
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2014, 02:08:20 pm »
No animals lost this time :relief: but they were obviously doing a recce again...the place is starting to look like Colditz :(
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kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
    • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: farm security
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2014, 02:31:17 pm »
We had neighbours who steal red diesel and heating oil with their low life mate.
You would see torch light going on at night while they put it into containers , from th back of  a rusty horse box.
Police are aware but its catching them at it. Same people padlock and chain their gate even when they are in !
 :roflanim: Thankfully are new neighbours earn a living.
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TheSmilingSheep

  • Joined May 2013
Re: farm security
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2014, 05:54:01 pm »
Thank you for all the smileys.....
My heart does go out to those who have lost livestock - really unimaginable...
As to the reference to Colditz, and padlocked gates, we've done just that.... heavy duty padlocks everywhere.  It seems rather a shame, since manifestly the huge majority of people living around us are just ordinary respectful kind people... and the fact that this is our first bit of trouble in two years reminds us that this really is the exception to the rule.  Still, it only takes one ********.......
Maybe we'll get some tape recordings of viciously barking dogs....
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waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: farm security
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2014, 06:05:02 pm »
Quote from: Brendon21 on November 30, 2014, 05:54:01 pm
Thank you for all the smileys.....
My heart does go out to those who have lost livestock - really unimaginable...
As to the reference to Colditz, and padlocked gates, we've done just that.... heavy duty padlocks everywhere.  It seems rather a shame, since manifestly the huge majority of people living around us are just ordinary respectful kind people... and the fact that this is our first bit of trouble in two years reminds us that this really is the exception to the rule.  Still, it only takes one ********.......
Maybe we'll get some tape recordings of viciously barking dogs....
Well done, mind you people can cut padlocks, I hope the thieving stops and take care.
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shotblastuk

  • Joined May 2013
    • Proper Gloucestershire !!
Re: farm security
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2014, 07:17:20 pm »
It's a real shame when things like this happen to people and you have my sympathy. Fortunately we haven't been in this situation yet but I'm sure we will at some point in the future. It seems to be becoming a more frequent event in rural areas. Anyone who doesn't report these 'break ins'  are not doing anyone any favours for obvious reasons. Personally I'd like to set mantraps and high voltage fencing around our place perhaps a few land mines thrown in for good measures :-J
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TheSmilingSheep

  • Joined May 2013
Re: farm security
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2014, 07:21:03 pm »
'Mantraps'!  Brilliant.  And instead of the meat bingo (which fuels our suspicious minds) we could auction off our mantrap captives..... :excited:
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Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: farm security
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2014, 12:21:23 am »
Following on...police at my neighbour's this morning.  Their barn was done again last night and the diesel stolen :rant: :rant: :rant: .  5th time in 2 years, they can't get insurance anymore.  We all know who it is.. it's just catching the bar stewards.  Personally I'd line 'em up and shoot them.
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waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: farm security
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2014, 08:14:41 am »
What is wrong with human beings now? They think they have a right to take something which is not theirs, thankfully were I live people help each other out and don't raid peoples property. I hope the police catch them and give them a long sentence.
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