Anybody been offered cheap bunches of (40-60) store/fat lambs or knows anybody that seems to be coming by lambs without visiting any markets or at strange times? Regular bunches are being stolen from herefordshire and surrounding areas . 250-300 have been pinched from different farmers within the last 3 mths. Keep your eyes open and lets get these scum caught, somebody within the farming community is giving info to thieves and maybe taking delivery too.
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Stolen Store/Fat Lambs
- Thread starter Werzle
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lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Surly the theaves are from the farming community, they would need a hell of a good pair of dogs to steel 60 quietly and probably in the dark. We have a local old sheep rustler who lives near here, he was driven out of wales, a real nasty piece of work.
- Location
- Hereford
Interesting now as to what happens with the sheep . The NFU have paid out on some of them.
Tubbylew
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Fwckin hell, not good!
That will get sorted, i just hope the people involved get the book thrown at them and they get banned from the markets too. Nothing worse than thieving amongst farmers and the suspicion it spreads.
I’ve heard this, an it’ll be more than one person involved, they want feckin leatherin, thieving bàstards!! Like you say, one of our own, they ought to hang the fecker from the market gate an leave him there!! He’d be well placed to know who’d got sheep on tack a bit far from home so less chance of being caught in the act, lowest form of scum, they ought to brand the twàt!!!
I am led to believe it all played out in the market when sheep were being penned up .
I dont think young people working in markets with sheep buyers/ dealers as role models is a healthy thing to be honest, they make used car salesmen look like choir boys and would encourage all sorts.
I dont think young people working in markets with sheep buyers/ dealers as role models is a healthy thing to be honest, they make used car salesmen look like choir boys and would encourage all sorts.
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
'young drover' could be innocent party....just sayin 
No im afraid not'young drover' could be innocent party....just sayin
I can understand where your coming from with that statement, and I know a lot of them would gladly have your pants down an shaft you for all you were worth but I don’t know how many would actually encourage the theft of sheep!! Any body that did is obviously a total bàstàrd of the highest order!! I would imagine they’ll be two or three in the group well all be surprised to hear about,, an when it does come out they want black balling from the whole industry
When my brother was told not to come back to a well know very popular market for an innocent reason the sheep buyers dealers the very ones he bid against were more upset then anyone so some do have morals
Update on this case, the young chap involved was sent to prison this week for eight months after being convicted of stealing 650ish sheep. Most were returned to there owners but in poor states. Press release today on the Hereford Times fb page and Your Herefordshire page.
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Tubbylew
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Got of lightly imv, they used to hang folk for less, how about any accomplices, I presume he didn't act alone?
Wouldnt of thought so, he has a proceeds of crime hearing in November and i have heard lately that hes been caught using red in his truck since his arrest so the roofs caving in on him quietly.
Tubbylew
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Some folk can't help but be dishonest, trouble is he'll probably come out of clink a master criminal.
8 months is hardly a deterrent against a potential £87000 gain. this is why there is so much theft in the uk, especially rural areas. they know that even if they get caught the punishment will be tiny, so the risk vs reward is heavily in their favour, especially as most of the time it isnt even investigated, your just given a crime no. for insurance and told to eff off.