Rustlers steal 75 sheep from remote Highlands farm
19 April 2021 |
Livestock worth an estimated £2.3 million were stolen from farms across the UK last year
Livestock rustlers have stolen 75 sheep from a remote farm in the Scottish Highlands, with police saying the animals could have been taken as far back as December.
The blackface sheep were stolen from a farm near Tomatin anytime between December 2020 and this month.
The sheep consisted of 40 breeding ewes and 35 wether hoggs.
All the animals have the letters MSF branded on their right horn, along with a red spot mark on their right side.
Police Scotland said: Any information regarding this incident should be passed to police officers in Inverness by calling 101 quoting Ref No. NN/2070/21
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