Police are investigating the slaughter of four pet sheep on a 'dear old lady's farm”.
The heads and offal of the four ewes, who police said were all heavily with lamb, were left strewn over the paddock of the woman's home.
Police are asking for any information about the slaughter of four pet sheep on a Tirau Road farm. File photo.
'At some point on Friday night, some bad guys have climbed the fence at a dear old lady's farm on Tirau Road near Fergusson Gully and killed four of her pet sheep,” Cambridge Police say on their Facebook page.
'All of them being ewes and heavily with lamb. They left the offal and heads in the paddock for her to find the next morning.
'Obviously this has been very distressing for her, and we need to catch up with these people, so if you have any information we would greatly appreciate it.”
Rustlers prosecuted under the Wild Animal Control Act can face up to $100,000 in fines and two years in jail.
Anyone with information on this incident can contact police on 07 858 6200.
Information can also be left anonymously via the Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 line.
4 comments
Disgusting specimens of humanity
Posted on 22-06-2016 11:50 | By Seriously?
I know times are tough but to slaughter stock belonging to other people, and that stock being heavily pregnant as well, is just an entirely new low for the human race. If the trauma to the owner wasn't enough, the cruelty to a defenceless animal is truly abhorrent.
Unbelievable..
Posted on 22-06-2016 16:42 | By Point Blank
... What is the human race coming to... this is not normal behaviour! I hope they are caught but I dare say it will be no more than a slap on the hand from our incredibly weak justice system. Sad really.
sickness
Posted on 22-06-2016 19:08 | By Delboy
whats the place coming to,i bet it is someone who believes they arent getting enough handouts,i would be handing them about 10 yrs prison food
NZ Justice
Posted on 23-06-2016 07:20 | By BennyBenson
"Rustlers can face a fine up to $100k & 2 years in jail"? What a JOKE, as if any criminal in nz ever gets even a tiny fraction of these sentences. Time New Zealanders were given the right to defend themselves and their own property..then you'd see a bit more justice served.
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