Lincolnshire Police appeal after ewe is stolen from Spalding area field

Lambs are having to be hand fed by their owner after sick thieves stole their mother.

Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Action Team is investigating the theft of the ewe from a field near Spalding last week - but says that this is one of a number of livestock thefts across the county.

Officers are now appealing for the public’s help in tackling this issue.

A social media post from the rural crime action team stated: “We can't post about each and every crime we deal with but some do sicken you.

“Overnight on March 24, a ewe was stolen from a field in the East Spalding area .

“This has left the owner having to bottle feed two, three-day-old lambs.

“The theft is one of several reported across the county in the last few months. Ordinarily the animal is not slaughtered humanely and the remains are fly tipped elsewhere.

“Operation FOLDYARD is a national project both combating and recording thefts of livestock.

“If you see someone parked up near to livestock. Cows and sheep are both targeted or on foot in a field of sheep where there isn't a public right of way, especially overnight, please call the police.”