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Four alpacas shot dead on Cambridgeshire smallholding
Police are appealing for more information after four alpacas and a sheep were shot dead on a smallholding in Cambridgeshire. The incident happened on…
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Police receive £800,000 to better protect rural areas from crime
Police forces have received more than £800,000 from the government to better protect farming and countryside businesses from the growing threat of…
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Sussex farmers given 1,000 free DNA kits to help curb thefts
Sussex Police and the NFU have funded 1,000 specialist DNA marking kits in a bid to help farmers deter thieves from stealing vital farming equipment…
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Just two people convicted for sheep worrying in Scotland last year
Only two people were convicted for livestock worrying over the last year in Scotland despite there being almost 60 charges sent to the Crown Office…
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Three fined £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on farm
Three defendants have been ordered to pay out over £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on a farm in Northamptonshire. They were fined for…
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Police appeal after decapitated sheep found in Suffolk
A decapitated sheep has been found in Tunstall Forest in Suffolk, just days after three sheep were slaughtered in Lancashire. Suffolk Police are…
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Farming businesses 'under siege' by organised crime, NFU warns
Calls have been made for 'decisive action' against rural crime as farmers across the UK are currently 'under siege' by organised gangs and criminals…
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Brothers sentenced after man killed by herd of cows in 2020
Two brothers have been sentenced for failing to protect the public from their cattle, after a man was killed by a herd of cows while crossing a right…
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Farmer sentenced to prison after vehicle killed three-year-old son
A farmer has been handed a 12-month prison sentence after his three-year-old son was killed when he reversed a defective vehicle into him in 2022…
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Three sheep slaughtered and one beheaded on Lincs farm
Three sheep have been slaughtered and one beheaded on farmland in Lincolnshire, as concerns continue to increase over the UK's illegal meat trade…
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