Livestock Offences

I am sad to report that over the last few weeks we have had a couple of livestock related incidents which I want to highlight to our communities.  

One incident is in relation to an allegation of a sheep being chased off a cliff near Newquay Cornwall on Sunday 27th July. This incident has been widely reported on social media and there is a police appeal in relation to this which can be found here- News Article - Devon & Cornwall Police -anyone with any information about the incident is being asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police. 

On a separate note, but still sticking with the livestock theme, we have had a small number of incidents of livestock being stolen within both Devon and Cornwall over the last few months, some with 20-50 sheep being taken in one night. It is known that suspects know how to handle sheep and are likely to be operating in hours of darkness using trailers to move livestock. It is possible they utilise a dog, but this is not confirmed at this time. 

We would encourage anyone who sees any suspicious livestock movement at night (or day) to call police on 999 and provide information such as location, vehicle involved, type of trailer and a registration plate if possible. I am sure we will all agree that we would rather the police attend a completely innocent livestock movement than turn up at a field in the morning and find a large number of stock missing. 

Never put yourself at risk by confronting suspects- call 999!  

If you bring your stock in and notice some missing, please report this to 101 on the phone or the Devon and Cornwall Police website.