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The incident happened between 8am on Saturday, February 6 and 1pm on Tuesday, February 9. The sheep that was killed was one-year old female Texel weighing approximately 70kgs with a value of about £250. Police Inspector Ian Harvey of Kilmarnock Police Station said: We take these types of incidents very seriously and understand the impact this will have on the animals and the farmers. This a very distressing incident and I would appeal for anyone who has information or know who was responsible, to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting 1442 of February 10.”
Police probe as sheep found dead and professionally butchered in Scots field
Cops have described the incident in Stewarton, Ayrshire, as “very distressing”.
The incident happened in a field in Stewarton (Image: Steve McKendrick)
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POLICE SCOTLAND is appealing for information after a sheep was killed and apparently professionally butchered in a field by Stewarton. Farming bodies have responded in uproar to condemn this barbaric behaviour and have urged the public to help Police Scotland with their enquiries. The incident happened between 8am on Saturday February 6 and 1pm on Tuesday February 9. The sheep killed was a one-year old female Texel weighing approximately 70kgs. An appeal has been made on Police Scotland s Ayrshire division s social media networks, to both raise awareness of these types of incidents but also to urge for anyone to come forward with any information to help find the person or person s responsible.